Want to own one of the most exclusive rifles on the planet? Well, here’s one to consider. This is the VO Vapen Classic rifle, built on the Husqvarna 1900 action (with some modifications):
I’m told you can have one of the models in the VO Vapen line, without engraving, for the bargain price of $50,000 USD.
More here on VO Vapen: https://vovapen.com/vo-classic-fixed-barrel
Stuart Otteson, in his excellent book The Bolt Action Vol II, rates this action (used in Husqvarna, Carl Gustaf, Viking Arms, and Zoli rifles) very highly, writing:
“If prizes were awarded in firearms design, this Carl Gustaf [the Husqvarna 1900 action] rifle would surely be at or near the top of commercial bolt actions.”
Here’s a picture of the VO Vapen refinement of the Husqvarna 1900 action. The most obvious difference is in the nicely-refined all-steel bottom metal as opposed to the alloy unit on Husqvarna, Carl Gustaf, Viking Arms, and Zoli rifles.
Just for the record, the "VO" stands for Viggo Olsson, who was involved with the Viking Arms enterprise in the late 1980s or early 90s-along with another Swede, Lars Wågeson. Viking Arms was the third maker (after Husqvarna and Carl Gustaf) of a rifle built on the Husqvarna 1900 action, and so Olsson knew the action well when he branched off into VO Vapen.
Probably the most exotic VO Vapen rifle (built on the same 1900 action) is the one described below as the “world’s most expensive sporting rifle.” I might just add that it's hard to make sense of the claim in that article that "Damascus steel" is used in these rifles, and I've seen this mentioned in other articles about this and other VO Vapen rifles. Clearly not the same steel construction method found in the Damascus barrels of older shotguns.
https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/vo-falcon-worlds-expensive-sporting-rifle/
I’m told you can have one of the models in the VO Vapen line, without engraving, for the bargain price of $50,000 USD.
More here on VO Vapen: https://vovapen.com/vo-classic-fixed-barrel
Stuart Otteson, in his excellent book The Bolt Action Vol II, rates this action (used in Husqvarna, Carl Gustaf, Viking Arms, and Zoli rifles) very highly, writing:
“If prizes were awarded in firearms design, this Carl Gustaf [the Husqvarna 1900 action] rifle would surely be at or near the top of commercial bolt actions.”
Here’s a picture of the VO Vapen refinement of the Husqvarna 1900 action. The most obvious difference is in the nicely-refined all-steel bottom metal as opposed to the alloy unit on Husqvarna, Carl Gustaf, Viking Arms, and Zoli rifles.
Just for the record, the "VO" stands for Viggo Olsson, who was involved with the Viking Arms enterprise in the late 1980s or early 90s-along with another Swede, Lars Wågeson. Viking Arms was the third maker (after Husqvarna and Carl Gustaf) of a rifle built on the Husqvarna 1900 action, and so Olsson knew the action well when he branched off into VO Vapen.
Probably the most exotic VO Vapen rifle (built on the same 1900 action) is the one described below as the “world’s most expensive sporting rifle.” I might just add that it's hard to make sense of the claim in that article that "Damascus steel" is used in these rifles, and I've seen this mentioned in other articles about this and other VO Vapen rifles. Clearly not the same steel construction method found in the Damascus barrels of older shotguns.
https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/vo-falcon-worlds-expensive-sporting-rifle/
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And I agree 100%. The adjustable comb just looks wrong on an all-out custom rifle.
