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A Husqvarna fit for a king?
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Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Chemainus B.C.
My Dads parents were Swedish and as I 'seem' to recall, the name for Moose in;
Danish/Norwegan --- elg
Swedish ------------alg
German ------------ elch
Wish I had put more effort into learning more of the languagerather than just some of the 'coarse' language phrases.
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Johnn Peterson
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- Chemainus B.C.
Man alive! Those are some nice rifles! Makes my pile of old lamp stands look like... Lamp stands.
I really like that pic of Johnn and his daughter. A classic picture to be handed down the generations.
Thanks kjohn. In that photo with my Daughter, the rifle I used for that first AB Mule Deer hunt on draw was my Dad's model 4000 light weight in 30-06. One of the last times Dad used it was on our last Moose hunt together many years prior.
That Bull I dropped with a Marlin 444S and handloads using the Hornady 265gr. FP.
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
On that trip, we were based out of our cabin at Bowron Lake. My wife and Mum were there as well and Ace, the GSP was there for a few afternoon Ruff Grouse shoots. A good, successful and a memorable last Moose hunt with Dad.
Oh, we built a bit of road, put chains on my Brother In Laws Land Rover
, to 'pack' out the Moose.
"Bird dog" my foot! ......... He's pointing the moose.
Got whoa down pat!
lol +1
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Chemainus B.C.
"Bird dog" my foot! ......... He's pointing the moose.
Got whoa down pat!
Could be. However, the blueberry eating 'gumboots', Spruce Grouse, like these in the front yard at the cabin
was what he was brought up for on that trip.
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
Yep, a '57 with a like- new bore. Obviously, not shot much.
I love the low scope set-up on the rifle, but would swap out the Carl Gustav target bolt knob for a small steel unit. I have a nice Weaver 2.5x that will go on my HVA 46a in 9.3x57 once I fashion a new bolt handle for 'er.
Without seeing the crest on the stock up close, I can't say that it was fixed up for royalty. Royal folk tend to have their goodies far more embellished. These rifles are a joy to carry in the field. Good score Ted.
It's not mine. Belongs to a good friend who has brought it from rags to riches, so to speak. He finds the bolt knob quite handy.
That's exactly what it is, Bruce, a first generation Weaver K2.5, from the same time frame as the rifle being manufactured. Doesn't even have turret caps on the adjustments! It is still bright and clear, and doesn't whimper a bit while helping put 286 gr bullets at well over 2200 fps into less than two inches at 100 yd.
Ted
pisces-guy
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- West Kelowna, B.C.
That emblum is actually a decorative ceramic plaque that I was given.
As for the rest
I'm pretty sure that was a heavily alcoholised attempt to say the bolt knob, being so large, may have been stolen from someone's gearshift rod...:-D
Was at the range yesterday with my buddy who owns the rifle. We are heading out on a moose hunt next week, and he sighted in the rifle with Norma 232gr Oryx.
At $80 a box, the ammo must be fit for a king as well.
We'll see!
Ted
At $80 a box, the ammo must be fit for a king as well.
We'll see!
Ted
Ted took me the the owner of the rifle in question yesterday for something else, and then the rifle in question came up in our discussion…. I have yet to see it(first visit to that fellow’s place I did t want to go straight to its gun cabinet lol)!! Ted told me that if I was good he would bring me back there!!
