The action is indeed a model 98. It has the same serial number as the barrel in the same font (27063). The stripper clip loader does appear to be fully milled.
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Husqvarna Sporting Rifles #### - ALL MODELS!!!
- Thread starter Baribal
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So they numbered replacement barrels or only when they made a complete rifle?
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- SE corner Sk
Someone might know, but Im interested in seeing when my husqvarna single shot was produced.
It's a model 35, and unfortunately this model with the corresponding scaled-down Mauser 71 models # 25 ( .32-30 Win) and # 26 (.25-20 winch) and # 45 (45-70 Gvt), were not referenced serial wise, so we don't know how many were made and the sn between these models are mixed. We don't have SN database but we know the model #35 was made from 1912 to 1942.Someone might know, but Im interested in seeing when my husqvarna single shot was produced.
From the guesstimate machine, you probably can expect a production around 1500 to 2000 rifles / year if that may be of any help.
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I have a husky 4100 in 308, picked it up of the original owner a couple years ago. Very lightweight being so light it's really let's you know when you have pulled the trigger. Off hand it's pretty accurate, target is with some federal blue box offhand. It did have a cracked stock and required a couple cross bolts when I bought it. I did put a Redfield wide field 2-7 on it.
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Amazing thread,I have worked my way through 3/4 of it so far.
I recently aquired what I'm pretty sure is a 1600.
It has a plastic pistol grip cap that bugs me to no end on a otherwise classic wood and steel rifle.
Does anyone know of any direct fitment options for these ?
Also in the stocks front recoil lug inletting there is a thin steel plate bedded.
Just curious if thats how it came from the factory or not ?
Thanks for any insight.
I recently aquired what I'm pretty sure is a 1600.
It has a plastic pistol grip cap that bugs me to no end on a otherwise classic wood and steel rifle.
Does anyone know of any direct fitment options for these ?
Also in the stocks front recoil lug inletting there is a thin steel plate bedded.
Just curious if thats how it came from the factory or not ?
Thanks for any insight.
The 1640 / 1600 series came with plastic pistol grip cap and buttplate. They are hard thermoplastic. Both were ground in place with the stock and polished afterward.
You can try Rechnagel to find a steel one, but it may or may not fiot without adjustment.
As far as the recoil lug goes, no, it's not a factory feature of the 1640 / 1600 to have a steel sheet inserted, but it's very common to find it there.
You can try Rechnagel to find a steel one, but it may or may not fiot without adjustment.
As far as the recoil lug goes, no, it's not a factory feature of the 1640 / 1600 to have a steel sheet inserted, but it's very common to find it there.
I went to a small local gun show the other day and I swear that half the guns there were Husqvarnas (and the other Swedish brands like Stiga using Husqvarna actions). Everybody had them on their tables...some more than others...one guy's table was covered with those little .22 single shots. Husqvarnas seem to be everywhere these days...and they keep pouring in...
The saddest thing is, most shooters just don't know how good these rifles are.
They're paying thousands more for similar or even lesser quality rifles, because they think these rifles are "outdated" or beyond they useful time.
OK for nostalgia, but not serious hunting.
They're paying thousands more for similar or even lesser quality rifles, because they think these rifles are "outdated" or beyond they useful time.
OK for nostalgia, but not serious hunting.
There a steal!!.
Lots of people collected Husqvarna rifles in the sixties, seventies and eighties.
Many were very serious about certain models, time periods. CIL and several other companies had rifles built by Husqvarna, but stamped with their logos.
A few years ago, a good friend passed away with over 50 different models of Husqvarna firearms, ranging from handguns, to shotguns, 22 rimfires, and several center fires.
He didn't have any of the "sub groups," just firearms bearing the Husqvarna crests and names.
He wasn't unique or a one off by any means. There were a lot of folks just like him, and many of those collections are still intact, gathering dust in some safe room or safe.
Those folks are getting long in the tooth these days, passing away and leaving their coveted collections to relatives who could care less about the quality of what they've been bequeathed.
So, the fellows you see at gun shows buy up the collections from the estates, and try to make a bit of a profit selling them to the general public.
That's difficult to do right now, because a few commercial sellers, such as Intersurplus, a BANNER member, have them by the dozen at fire sale prices.
They aren't new, and they aren't chambered for the new "wonder" cartridges, but they are extremely well made, usually come with iron sights as well as being drilled and tapped for readily available mounts, and some even have decent quality scopes mounted.
I bought a lovely M96 type, with a side mount, made during the mid thirties, chambered for 8x57 and it had the exact same scope/mount found on the military Swede M43 sniper rifles. I had an M43 with a bubbaed scope/mount, and just swapped them out. Bonus.
Today, my "Huskys" are down to a SxS 12ga shotgun, in excellent condition, made before WWII, which has had its chamber reamed to eliminate the ridge in front of the forcing cone, not by me, it came that way, and a lovely 98 from Eagleye in 8x57.
I heard people would collect them back then!. Im not sure if prices will rebound or stay. I hope they stay affordable because i love them!. I also see people at gun shows trying to sell them for almost 700 bucks!. When there like 400 at intersurplus!.
