Very jealous...you've done a great refresh of one of the quintessential Canadian hunting rifles. Everything is maximized - QD rings, classic looking scope to match at reasonable power, etc. I wish I had this rifle. Only thing I'd change is the location of the forward sling attachment...but your way is more classic. I like the blued extractor and the fact you held off on jeweling the bolt - mad respect.
Husqvarna 146 9.3x62 Project
- Thread starter Sharps45-70
- Start date
Appreciate the kind words!
I was a little hesitant on the barrel band sling swivel since I like slinging up for some shots, but it was a pretty irresistible period feature I felt I just HAD to do.
freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
That stock turned out absolutely beautiful, congratulations!
- Location
- Western Manitoba
It still has the horizontal safety - I switched back to the military trigger to get the two-stage effect - I prefer that over the attempt by Husqvarna to grind away one of the "humps" - but what they did might likely work very fine. Mostly, I did not understand how it could last. Might have been mostly me.
Maybe too much shooting with half frozen fingers - I prefer to feel the weight of that first stage to know I actually have hold of that trigger - then feel that nice crisp stop for second stage - can hang on that if I want - just break through and the rifle fires - is several Mausers set up like that here - how I want them to work. Also M1917 (aka P17), P14, etc. You can probably imagine the "fun" that I have with the set triggers - no end of times the damn things have gone off at shooting table, without me even being certain that I was on the trigger!!
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- Location
- Steel Town
Well done, a beautiful and functional rifle that will last generations.
Well some updates for the good CGN folks who have been kind enough to follow along! Work has been busy, so apologies I don't post nearly as much as I should.
The rifle functions really well. I will note that it does in fact snap the extractor over an already chambered round, which was a concern someone had before. My Mauser Model B does the same, which is a nice feature.
I took the rifle hunting last November and was able to shoot a nice Whitetail Doe with some PPU factory ammo, as I wasn't done my load development. Zeroed it and it grouped fine, so I thought it was good for anything under 200 meters. She stepped out around 30. Shot in the upper chest, cut both lungs and nicked her spine (no tenderloin loss ), she did a backflip and died on the spot. Apologies for no picture with the rifle, it was too damn cold that day lol.
However, I did go out and go a seating depth test this past weekend as the weather was nice. 12 groups (some not pictured), with a couple promising ones. Those two I'll load up again and confirm results. As an aside, I bought a lead sled, which makes load development from the bench with this gun much more pleasurable. I don't put any weight in the sled, but just the added weight of the sled makes the recoil completely manageable. This rifle is fine in every other situation, but a long string of rounds from the bench isn't the most pleasant.
All loads are the same charge of BL-C(2) with a Hornady 286 Interlock, running out at about 2390 FPS. I have some 250 TSX's which I also want to try, but they are hard to find for me. What would really make me happy is some 250 Accubonds! My previous load development showed this was a strong node for the rifle at this powder charge. Based on my online reading of BL-C(2) charges, I started higher, but it was clearly evident that while it was pushing the 286's out at nearly 2600 FPS, the primers were not happy. The rifle was also just outright not fun to shoot at those higher charges, so this feels like a good place to be.
More to come, as this rifle will be out looking for spring bear this May.
The rifle functions really well. I will note that it does in fact snap the extractor over an already chambered round, which was a concern someone had before. My Mauser Model B does the same, which is a nice feature.
I took the rifle hunting last November and was able to shoot a nice Whitetail Doe with some PPU factory ammo, as I wasn't done my load development. Zeroed it and it grouped fine, so I thought it was good for anything under 200 meters. She stepped out around 30. Shot in the upper chest, cut both lungs and nicked her spine (no tenderloin loss
), she did a backflip and died on the spot. Apologies for no picture with the rifle, it was too damn cold that day lol.
However, I did go out and go a seating depth test this past weekend as the weather was nice. 12 groups (some not pictured), with a couple promising ones. Those two I'll load up again and confirm results. As an aside, I bought a lead sled, which makes load development from the bench with this gun much more pleasurable. I don't put any weight in the sled, but just the added weight of the sled makes the recoil completely manageable. This rifle is fine in every other situation, but a long string of rounds from the bench isn't the most pleasant.
All loads are the same charge of BL-C(2) with a Hornady 286 Interlock, running out at about 2390 FPS. I have some 250 TSX's which I also want to try, but they are hard to find for me. What would really make me happy is some 250 Accubonds! My previous load development showed this was a strong node for the rifle at this powder charge. Based on my online reading of BL-C(2) charges, I started higher, but it was clearly evident that while it was pushing the 286's out at nearly 2600 FPS, the primers were not happy. The rifle was also just outright not fun to shoot at those higher charges, so this feels like a good place to be.
More to come, as this rifle will be out looking for spring bear this May.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
I did not know that - I have never have seen one. I notice the OP's rifle shows the rear scope base nestled in behind the charger ridge - which has not been removed - besides that thumb cut-out, partly why I presumed that to have been originally a military receiver.
An astute observation! These actions are commercially made FN actions, which just happen to be in the military pattern. It's the same way that my Mauser Model B also has a cutout and charger guide. I asked Chris to make custom bases for the scope which would allow the charger guide to be preserved, which is a feature that is more correct to the intended period of the rifle.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
I like what you did a lot. Very nice rifle.
