Here's a 1937 vintage Model 46 Husqvarna before the final steps of refinishing, I wanted a light, classy Mauser deerstalking rifle for the big woods of the foothills that can throw a heavy bullet of some authority. I think this will fit the bill very nicely and for an absurdly low price, virtually all the features and quality and styling of similar English vintage rifles (barrel-band swivel and 3-position flag safety even!) going for literally 40 times the cost and more. It's had some reshaping, cartridge follower sporterized, Pachmayr old English brown style recoil pad installed. Skinner rear bridge peep ($37 US) screws right into an existing tap hole and held solid at height by a drip of blue loctite. A bit of polished buffalo horn in the original rear sight slot. Front sight hood removed, not a fan of those in the bush. The bore is pristine and i don't think the action has been cycled much, it cycles flawlessly, as is to be expected from a Mauser. No tang cracks, wood to steel fit first rate. The spar urethane finish needs to cure a month before the brittle, glassy finish seen here is buffed to a satin, which tends to turn out really nice with the spar - like a tough velvety skin almost. I've worked up a good load for this 9.3x57 with 45.5 grains of Varget under 286 grain North Fork cup nose solids. I was almost shocked by the accuracy, i had no idea what to expect and was more than pleasantly surprised. Also, the report of the rifle was another surprise - distinct and pleasant, a nice deep round boom as opposed to a sharp crack. I was going to lop the barrel a couple of inches down to 22" from near 24" but decided against the velocity loss with this fairly sedate round. It's actually not a bad piece of walnut under that gloss, plain but every bit as nice as many vintage premium guns. I'll get better shots at some point after
