a nice decently priced classic hunting rifle
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The Zastava case have been debated many time on the forum. All in all, it's a spinn off of the FN 300/Supreme, so, nothing wrong if you like Mauser rifles. On the pre-Serbia / end of Yusogslavia era the stocks were incosistent finishing wise, but still, for the money they are good rifles. Serbian one seems to be better. Some people say the action is rough when new and it's often true, but everything will soften after some use.
I can't answer your question about that Zastava as I have never handled one.
I can comment on the Husqvarna 1600 Series rifles that are offered on Tradex. They are nice, lightweight, well built used rifles. If I was looking for a 6.5x55, I would buy one of those, have it bedded to prevent future stock splitting, get the trigger done and clean the bore for copper. Top it off with a lightweight scope and I'm very sure you'll be happy with one of those.
The only problem with 6.5x55 is that the ammo not readily available in NB. Other than that, you'll never have need for another BG rifle in this province.
I can comment on the Husqvarna 1600 Series rifles that are offered on Tradex. They are nice, lightweight, well built used rifles. If I was looking for a 6.5x55, I would buy one of those, have it bedded to prevent future stock splitting, get the trigger done and clean the bore for copper. Top it off with a lightweight scope and I'm very sure you'll be happy with one of those.
The only problem with 6.5x55 is that the ammo not readily available in NB. Other than that, you'll never have need for another BG rifle in this province.
I can't speak to the Zastava rifles either, but I can speak to direct experience with the Husqvarna 1600 offered by Trade Ex as I just purchased one earlier this month.
Here's my post:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?486796-Husqvarna-Sporting-Rifles-####-ALL-MODELS!!!&p=7781152#post7781152
As SuperCub mentioned; it is a well built, lightweight rifle and very accurate as it stands. I am very happy with it and will enjoy using it as my new go-to deer rifle.
Here's my post:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?486796-Husqvarna-Sporting-Rifles-####-ALL-MODELS!!!&p=7781152#post7781152
As SuperCub mentioned; it is a well built, lightweight rifle and very accurate as it stands. I am very happy with it and will enjoy using it as my new go-to deer rifle.
Got a zastava in 375 H&H. Shooting 0.75" w/ 300 gr tsx handloads. Trigger is fully adjustable. Action is rough when new - a dremel and polishing wheel takes care of that. Stock is hit or miss from plain wood to beautiful figured wood, downside is it's urethaned but it's nothing sandpaper and oil can't fix(provided you care). Recoil pad is hard, but it is rubber. Bluing is some of the nicest I've ever seen as it's an extremely deep blue.
Overall it's a quality rifle for a good price. If you're fussy about having an extremely smooth rifle action out of the box this one isn't for you and you should be looking at a CZ or something. Otherwise it's a solid mauser action rifle that is made of better steel than the wartime ones and IMHO one of the most undervalued on the market(I do see the price is creeping up though..they used to all be $500 for the wood ones and $450 for the plastic).
If you do a search for Zastava on these forums there are several threads and some pics of the action close up in one of them.
As stated above the Husky rifles are top notch as well but not modern manufacture. As it is I wouldn't hesitate to get one as well.
Overall it's a quality rifle for a good price. If you're fussy about having an extremely smooth rifle action out of the box this one isn't for you and you should be looking at a CZ or something. Otherwise it's a solid mauser action rifle that is made of better steel than the wartime ones and IMHO one of the most undervalued on the market(I do see the price is creeping up though..they used to all be $500 for the wood ones and $450 for the plastic).
If you do a search for Zastava on these forums there are several threads and some pics of the action close up in one of them.
As stated above the Husky rifles are top notch as well but not modern manufacture. As it is I wouldn't hesitate to get one as well.
