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Originally Posted by 1886
Look up 6.5x58 Vergueiro. It is .262 caliber
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I had never heard of a Vergueiro until yesterday. Then at the Grimshaw show, I spotted a rifle I thought was a Carl Gustav M96.
I have always liked the M96 Mauser so I went to check it out. What I found was a Vergueiro. Having never heard of them before I didn't even make an offer. I wanted to learn more about it first.
But it looked like a fine rifle, as good as any M96 as I have ever seen.
Then I learned from google that is was made for a .262 diameter bullet and was glad I had passed on it. I figured I would never find such a thing as a .262 bullet. Now I learn that even that may not be what I thought.
I guess I should have made an offer, low enough that I could re-barrel it if I couldn't find the right components.
It is after all, a good quality K98 action for all intents and purposes.