308 Husqvarna

Salty,
Your exactally correct...To me,the HVA is worthless as a money value as I will never sell it and hopefully my son won't when I'm gone and he inherits it.

Why Not ?,
Can you tell me who did your's and your friends HVA's ?
Would you recommend doing a 30-06 over a 300 mag,I would prefer the mag.

Thank you,Paul
 
Bevan King did the 300 Win my friend owns. The 308 Norma mag was already rechambered when I got it and works perfectly. I don't know who did the rechambering on it.

Any decent 'smith will be able to rechamber your Model 3000.

The 300 magnums are great cartridges. You obviuosly want to do that and are not concerned about the value changing as a result, so I would say go ahead. Actually opening the bolt face, grinding the extractor and rechambering is the easy part. What is critical is the feeding. Like Mauser98 says, "If It Doesn't Feed, It's Junk!"

BE SURE to talk extensively with whomever you are considering to have do the work. :cool:

Impress upon them that it must feed, extract and eject flawlessly when done. If there is any hesitation at all on this point, stop right there, thank him for his time, return to start and speak with someone else. I can't emphasize this enough. You will never forgive yourself if the rifle doesn't feed properly.

There are several 'smiths on this board with excellent reputations who can do this work for you. Maybe just ask for a PM from anyone who knows they can guarantee this work.

Ted
 
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Why not? said:
Bevan King did the 300 Win my friend owns. The 308 Norma mag was already rechambered when I got it and works perfectly. I don't know who did the rechambering on it.

Any decent 'smith will be able to rechamber your Model 3000.

The 300 magnums are great cartridges. You obviuosly want to do that and are not concerned about the value changing as a result, so I would say go ahead. Actually opening the bolt face, grinding the extractor and rechambering is the easy part. What is critical is the feeding. Like Mauser98 says, "If It Doesn't Feed, It's Junk!"

BE SURE to talk extensively with whomever you are considering to have do the work. :cool:

Impress upon them that it must feed, extract and eject flawlessly when done. If there is any hesitation at all on this point, stop right there, thank him for his time, return to start and speak with someone else. I can't emphasize this enough. You will never forgive yourself if the rifle doesn't feed properly.

There are several 'smiths on this board with excellent reputations who can do this work for you. Maybe just ask for a PM from anyone who knows they can guarantee this work.

Ted
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After reading all this and you still want to go ahead with the conversion DON'T! These rifles were some of the best production rifles ever made. IMHO far superior to the"pre64 mod. 70's" of the same period. The .308 is a great cal. for moose. And even if you have one already there's nothing wrong with having a same cal. back up rifle on a moose hunt. Also the .308 was not all that common in that model Husky (compared to a 30/06). If you must have a .300 win.mag. go out and buy a used generic off the shelf. But don't put this old girl "under the knife"...
 
Why Not ?,
;) Thanks for now,I'll be in touch:)

Win/64,
I Feel what your saying:( However, I will never part with it,but I will use it more if I have this done.As I said, It is worthless in money value to me as I will die with it. So I want to make it something I will use.:)

Thank you, Paul
 
Me Again !!!

I have been doing some thinking and I really don't wan't to put her under the knife:redface:
Is it possible to change it over to a 22-250 with only a barrell change and I can keep the original barrell to change back later in life if choose :confused:
Or will it still need Mag and Bolt mods ???

Thanks,Paul
 
Why mess up a nice rifle? Leave the poor Husky alone, or sell it to me.

For about the same cost as a bbl change, you can buy a new Remington SPS in 22/250 for $499 at Wholesale Sports. Then you own two guns for the same cost. Stevens sell at a lower price than the Rems.


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SuperCub said:
Why mess up a nice rifle? Leave the poor Husky alone, or sell it to me.

For about the same cost as a bbl change, you can buy a new Remington SPS in 22/250 for $499 at Wholesale Sports. Then you own two guns for the same cost. Stevens sell at a lower price than the Rems.


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SuperCub, read the first few posts and you'll get those answers:D
 
XTB-21 said:
SuperCub, read the first few posts and you'll get those answers:D
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I read the first posts. Other than the fact you already own the BAR, I still see no reason the mess up the Husky.

It's your father's gun. Hunt with it as he hunted with it. You WILL regret down the road changing it to something other than original.
Sentimental?? ---> Yes, but I'm speaking from experience of my own.

Just buy another rifle. It won't cost any more that the barrel job and it's not the end of the world to own two .308s.


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Win/64 said:
SuperCub you haven't read the earlier posts that has all been said.
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Dewd ....... I read it, twice!

All I said was the rebarrel will cost the same as another rifle ..... so buy another rifle.

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SuperCub,
I honestly, "And I Mean it" appreciate your comments and advice.
My main thought is , if I go for a hunt that a .308 is the caliber of choice,I will take my BAR and again my Husky stays in the safe. If I can change the Husky to a Varmit or big game cal I would use it MORE and not leave it in the safe.
I have 2 Savage rifles,stainless on synthetic one in a 22-250 and the other in a 300 WinMag.If I could somehow convert the Husky without ******* it up, I would USE and it more,and ENJOY every moment with it.
 
XTB-21, it's your rifle, so it's your choice. However, may I make a suggestion. As was suggested eariler, why not rechamber to the old classic 30-06. I'm no gunsmith, but I think it would not be very expensive, and you end up with a cartridge of similar dimention, just longer. So feeding should not be a problem. The reason I'd suggest 30-06 is two fold. 1) 30-06 handles bullet weights up to 220gr., 308 not so great. Great for Mooser Knocker Downers! 2) Often overlooked, the old 30-06 is the ballistic equivalent of factory 7mm Remington Magnum, especially with handloading, and has a far greater bullet selection than the 7mm, from 110gr. up to 220gr.
 
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