Those m96 rifles are fantastic. As others have pointed out, yours is Swedish manufactur in 1906. (The first few years were German contract until the tooling got set up.). They are very accurate and smooth shooting rifle. The longer barrel helps with recoil and muzzle jump.
As far as rated loads, these were rated at Cup ( copper units of pressure) which is a lower (numerically)rating than Sami spec used in America. So a 48k cup rating is 53k psi. Most ammo makers handicap loads right around that mark. The Mauser actions are also proof tested at 125%, often exceeding 65kpsi.
WRONG!!!!!
At that time, in Europe, pressure was measured in Mega Pascals (MPa), not CUP!!!
Don't use large ring Mauser pressures in small ring Mausers!!
The Small Ring Mausers (Swedish Mausers) are rated at (48000 psi)!!
Where did you get 48,000 CUP!!! 53k psi is dangerous in small ring Mausers!!!
Proof load 4000-5000 Atmospheres (58,000-72,500psi)
M/41 Ball Ammo: 330MPa (47,900psi); 139grain Spitzer; 3.0g (46.3grains) of NC1220 powder!!!
muzzle velocity
M94. 720m/s (2,362ft/s)
M96. 790m/s (2,592ft/s)
M38. 765m/s (2,510ft/s)
One thing to keep in mind, these old guns were deigned for using the old smokeless powders, not the modern day IMPROVED SMOKELESS POWDERS!! BIG DIFFERENCE!!!
That is why the pressure of the M/41 ball (developed in 1941 using the improved military smokeless powders) is so low!!!
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