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Schultz & Larsen M52

Name: Schultz & Larsen M52
Brand: Schultz & Larsen

Bolt action · 6.5x55mm Swedish · introduced 1952

Also known as Schultz & Larsen Model 52, M52

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About the Schultz & Larsen M52

The Schultz & Larsen M52 is a Danish bolt-action target rifle introduced around 1952 at the company's Otterup factory for service-style precision shooting. It was built from shortened, polished and refurbished German Kar 98k Mauser stocks fitted with new heavy target-weight barrels chambered in 6.5x55mm Swedish or .30-06 Springfield as required. Long esteemed among Danish marksmen for their accuracy, the M52 and its successors carried the firm's match-rifle reputation into post-war competition shooting.

Schultz & Larsen turned surplus wartime Kar 98k Mausers into precision target rifles, rebarreling and refinishing them so that a former German infantry rifle became a Danish match gun prized on the shooting range.

Schultz & Larsen M52 specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Bolt action
Firing mechanism: Striker-fired
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: 6.5x55mm Swedish, .30-06 Springfield
Magazine: Internal

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 800 m/s (2625 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 2880 J (2124 ft·lb)
Effective range: 300 m

History

Introduced: 1952
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: DK
Designer: Schultz & Larsen Gevaerfabrik

Available calibres

6.5x55mm Swedish.30-06 Springfield

Features

Heavy target barrel
Iron target sights
Refurbished kar98k stock
Match grade barrel

Safety

Manual safety

Part of the M52/M58/M58E/M69 family of Schultz & Larsen service-style target rifles built on refurbished Kar 98k Mauser actions. Later models such as the M69 added new target stocks and further chamberings including 7.62x51mm NATO. Many detailed dimensional specifications are not published.