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I believe this is a 1947 model 146 in 8x57 Mauser. Has the "thumb hole" and stripper clip guide. It was drilled and tapped when I purchased it with a nicely modified bolt handle, also bedded and barrel free floated. I added a Featherweight Deluxe Timney Trigger with the thumb safety, Leupold STD one piece base & rings and a old Weatherby German made 2.5-10X Scope. Finished the stock, has some unique patterns.

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It's not a 146, but rather a 640 (648). The wood pattern is typical for beechwood grain, a little more figured than average.
Hope that helps
 
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Sorry for that late reply buckrush.

Actually, walnut is softer than beech and have less retract under dryness. Beech is very similar to white birch, but considered more valuable in Europe. Beech is slightly less flexible a more figured than birch.
 
looch said:
About time I posted here. This is my 640 in 30-06:

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It was supposed to be a donor for a custom build - based on Anthony's modest description. After I cleaned off the grime, it turned out to be too nice. I'd love to have a M70-style safety installed, though.
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Same rifle, 10 years later...

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3-position safety and a Richard's Microfit (and considerable elbow grease).
 
Do you mind me asking what profile and wood quality you ordered from Richard's for that stock? Looks fantastic by the way....I like the similarities to kimber stocks
 
buckbrush said:
That is very nice. Is the finish tung oil based?
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I want to say tung, but it's been awhile and I might have done mineral spirits/tung/spar varathane. Process is the same, after getting the whole stock done with 220, wet sand using the finish starting with 320, let dry, sand back to wood with 320, wet sand with 400, let dry, back to "flat" with 400, then hand rub the remaining coats.

MartyT said:
Do you mind me asking what profile and wood quality you ordered from Richard's for that stock? Looks fantastic by the way....I like the similarities to kimber stocks
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Wow - thank you. What you get from Richard's is a rather rough piece of lumber. I'm not complaining - I like it that way, but be prepared. I had to steal lipstick from my wife to finish the inletting. The exterior required a lot of work with a rasp and a lot of decisions about final shape. Barrel channel was one diameter - no taper, forend was cut off square. Really, lots of work.

It's their "Old Classic #102 Style" in Select California Walnut. I originally envisioned using maple, but decided against it given my inexperience.
 
looch said:
Same rifle, 10 years later...

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3-position safety and a Richard's Microfit (and considerable elbow grease).
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That is beautiful, I had a bad experience with a Richards Microfit quite a few years ago, part of it was my inexperience but also their measurements were off, I think they inlet for 1640s and 1900s so someday I may have to try them again. Thanks for the picture
 
coldmaker said:
i own a Carl Gustaf CG1900 left hand.

planning a trip to hunt Newfoundland moose next fall.
the outfitter mix hunting techniques. from sitting and glassing from and elevated position, which may end up in a 350-400y shot
and hunting calling in dense bush which may as well result in a 5-10y shot.
my 100-400 yard scope is a swarovski 4-12x50 with ballistic turret. but 4x might be much in the dense bush.
i also have in my possession a Nikon prostaff 2-7-33 that would fit the second scenario better.

my question is, is there a solid, reliable QD system that would fit my rifle?
so that i can switch scopes in the field, depending on the technique used.

if yes, anybody can give me the base number i need to order?
both scope need 1" rings
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Would you have pictures of the rifle? Another lefty is interested!
 
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Husqvarna 46? matching serial #401xx, stamped 1943, 9.3x62, barrel stamped 9.3 mm so re-chambered from 57 I think, 22" barrel, claw mount bases front is soldered on, folding leaf rear sight 100,200, 300.
 

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It started as a model 46A from 1942. The stock is a replacement, the barrel was shortened and would have been 600mm. Original rear sight was a single, fixed blade. Quite a bit of work was put on this gun.
 
Baribal said:
It started as a model 46A from 1942. The stock is a replacement, the barrel was shortened and would have been 600mm. Original rear sight was a single, fixed blade. Quite a bit of work was put on this gun.
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Thanks, another one I bought with poor pictures and description, I like the way it shoulders, I bought it to put a peep on but now that I have seen the folding leaf I might just add a high viz front sight, very unlikely I would ever be able to use the claw mounts and might be messy to remove, I will maybe just tell anyone who asks that the scope and rings are in the truck.
 
Long-time thread watcher here but, now that I have officially jumped into Husqvarna ownership, I have a question for the group. My first and only Husqvarna is a 246. And before someone asks; yes, I really do have a 246. It is says Antioxide and 9.3x62 on the barrel the serial number starts "N". I am not a gun collector. I am a shooter. The gun is not in collector shape, but is in good hunting shape. It has been bedded, drilled and tapped and the safety and bolt handle have been modified for scope use.

I have read the various discussion on modifying these guns and, in general, it's not a good idea to mess with a 246. However, I would like to put a recoil pad on it. I have the option of using a slip-on over the original butt plate, which is in good shape, but I would rather just have a well done screw-on pad. The original length of pull would be usable with a thin screw on pad without cutting the stock, so that's the route I would take. However, I would like the group's sober second thought before I go that route.

Thoughts?
 
thymallus arcticus said:
Long-time thread watcher here but, now that I have officially jumped into Husqvarna ownership, I have a question for the group. My first and only Husqvarna is a 246. And before someone asks; yes, I really do have a 246. It is says Antioxide and 9.3x62 on the barrel the serial number starts "N". I am not a gun collector. I am a shooter. The gun is not in collector shape, but is in good hunting shape. It has been bedded, drilled and tapped and the safety and bolt handle have been modified for scope use.

I have read the various discussion on modifying these guns and, in general, it's not a good idea to mess with a 246. However, I would like to put a recoil pad on it. I have the option of using a slip-on over the original butt plate, which is in good shape, but I would rather just have a well done screw-on pad. The original length of pull would be usable with a thin screw on pad without cutting the stock, so that's the route I would take. However, I would like the group's sober second thought before I go that route.

Thoughts?
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Well, my humble opinion ion would be;
Since it was already modifier, who cares. But unforunately, you need a core to say you have "the thing" so if it's still in the original stock and identifiable as a model 246, it will remain some value. Of course, it will never get the money an untouched 246 or 46AN would bring.
Also, there is much less unmolested 246 left than 46AN (and even here, the number is quite low).
So, for me, as long as you keep the character that identifies a 246, you will be good to go, as long as you realize the value will be lower. Of course, for a collector, the more original the rifle is, the more money will he be willing to spend to own the thing.
Hope that helps,
 
Milt Dale said:
Thanks, another one I bought with poor pictures and description, I like the way it shoulders, I bought it to put a peep on but now that I have seen the folding leaf I might just add a high viz front sight, very unlikely I would ever be able to use the claw mounts and might be messy to remove, I will maybe just tell anyone who asks that the scope and rings are in the truck.
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Well, since it's already heavily modified and it's yours, just make it useful...
 
Thank you for your thoughts. I am not sure I know what you mean by "you need a core to say you have 'the thing'".

I will give the recoil pad further thought. It's a nice, quite functional gun (notwithstanding the fact that it left that factory around 7lbs bare in the rather sporty 9.3x62, sans recoil pad), so I will probably want to make it regular shooter and hunting gun for me and not worry too much about the collector nature of it.
 
Well, if one only have, say, an action, without the barrel, you will still have a 246 action, and there might still be some people interested in it for what it is, but the value is much less, because collectors want the whole unmolested rifle, the bigger the "core" of the remaining original is, the higher the value is.

Just remember there was only 226 of those ever made...
 
BTW, would you mind providing me the SN for records ? You can send it to my inbox if you prefer not to publish it here.
 
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