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I'm taking th way whole famjam to EDIT the range tomorrow, and bringing along Da Swede (Husqvarna 1900 in 6.5x55).

Going through some factory ammo (PPU and Winchester 140gr) to build up my stock of empties.

For reloading, I have Hunter, and then 130gr Sierra Gamechangers and 140gr Nosler BTs. I will work up loads for both.

Just curious, which one would you choose as your deer medicine?
 
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AB3006 said:
I'm taking th way whole famjam to thvrae tomorrow, and bringing along Da Swede (Husqvarna 1900 in 6.5x55).

Going through some factory ammo (PPU and Winchester 140gr) to build up my stock of empties.

For reloading, I have Hunter, and then 130gr Sierra Gamechangers and 140gr Nosler BTs. I will work up loads for both.


Just curious, which one would you choose as your deer medicine?
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I use the 130gr sierras with IMR 4350. Very nice results.
 
The 1900 is a great rifle. It's capable of handling pressures much higher than those in the milsurp actions.

The bolt travel on them is smooth as oiled glass and the triggers are good from the factory

Adjusting the trigger on a Model 1900 Husqvarna usually isn't necessary as they come from the factory with a 3.5 pound pull.

If I remember correctly, the 1900 action is very slender, right along the lines of the Kimber 84L.

Those rifles were made back in the early sixties and at the time, were considered one of the better hunting rifles available. Many pundits, at the range, liked it better than the model 70 Winchesters.

You might want to take that bolt apart and clean it, as they came from the factory with a lot of grease and most owners didn't bother to clean them out and lube with a lighter oil. The last one I looked at, the grease had hardened up, causing light strikes.

I've owned a couple of them, and liked them a lot. My last 1900 was chambered for the 6.5x55swede as well.

They're very well made rifles. Some people turn their noses up at them now, but they're accurate and easy to carry. Maybe they just don't like the classic look of wood??? Maybe they don't like that it isn't controlled round feed?

Some of the rifles I've seen recently have been shot a lot and the throats are badly eroded. If the throats and bores are in exc condition, they compare well to even some of the higher end rifles today in fit, dependability and accuracy.

Taking apart the bolt and reassembling it can be tricky. There should be vids on YouTube.
 
My Swede is an oddball, it's a (44 Husky) CG63. I've tried from 120s to 160 grain I've found at 139 grain bullets VV N150 powder, coming out at 2600FPS is best. I got my hands on 2 boxes of actual Swede surplus ammo, and was surprised at the accuracy I got out of it
 
I've been using 47gr of RE#22 under both a 140gr Partition and a 130gr Scirocco under 1/2" for both loads in a T3. Moose ,elk,bear and lots of deer.
 
Mine (1901 vintage) shoots factory Hornady round nose 160 grs very well. It's more of a mortar round after 150 metres.

So, sight in accordingly would be my advise.
 
bearhunter said:
The 1900 is a great rifle. It's capable of handling pressures much higher than those in the milsurp actions.

The bolt travel on them is smooth as oiled glass and the triggers are good from the factory

Adjusting the trigger on a Model 1900 Husqvarna usually isn't necessary as they come from the factory with a 3.5 pound pull.

If I remember correctly, the 1900 action is very slender, right along the lines of the Kimber 84L.

Those rifles were made back in the early sixties and at the time, were considered one of the better hunting rifles available. Many pundits, at the range, liked it better than the model 70 Winchesters.

You might want to take that bolt apart and clean it, as they came from the factory with a lot of grease and most owners didn't bother to clean them out and lube with a lighter oil. The last one I looked at, the grease had hardened up, causing light strikes.

I've owned a couple of them, and liked them a lot. My last 1900 was chambered for the 6.5x55swede as well.

They're very well made rifles. Some people turn their noses up at them now, but they're accurate and easy to carry. Maybe they just don't like the classic look of wood??? Maybe they don't like that it isn't controlled round feed?

Some of the rifles I've seen recently have been shot a lot and the throats are badly eroded. If the throats and bores are in exc condition, they compare well to even some of the higher end rifles today in fit, dependability and accuracy.

Taking apart the bolt and reassembling it can be tricky. There should be vids on YouTube.
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Yeah, that bolt is something else entirely. I have two other HVAs, 1640s in 30-06 and 9.3x62. The controlled round feed is nice, and the oldskool Mauser bolts and ejectors are fabulous. But for sheet smoothness and how well it shoulders, the 1900 is all but unbeatable.
 
riversrest said:
Mine (1901 vintage) shoots factory Hornady round nose 160 grs very well. It's more of a mortar round after 150 metres.

So, sight in accordingly would be my advise.
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The OP isn't writing about the date on his receiver. Such an early date would have "Carl Gustav" on it.

He's writing about the MODEL 1900, made in the early sixties.
 
bearhunter said:
The OP isn't writing about the date on his receiver. Such an early date would have "Carl Gustav" on it.

He's writing about the MODEL 1900, made in the early sixties.
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I guess I missed that part.

But to be fair he was asking for reloading and I "regret", giving any factory load advise.
 
riversrest said:
I guess I missed that part.

But to be fair he was asking for reloading and I "regret", giving any factory load advise.
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Nothing to regret at all. You may have given some good advice to another reader. Not only that, often the lighter loads will shoot extremely well in later models.
 
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