Husqvarna Sporting Rifles #### - ALL MODELS!!!

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Baribal, do you have any information on why all the 1600 series in 7X57 have that 1:12 twist?

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...7-question?p=12783971&viewfull=1#post12783971

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There is no official explanation for this, other than the Swedes didn't use the 7X57 much, as they already had the 6.5X55 for long, streamlined bullets. As a result, the most common loadings in the days for the 7X57 were RN bullets and often of the 150-ish grains weight and less, so very short bullets. Even in the '50s, the American writers were wondering why they did that and they came to same conclusions.
The .30 calibers were also made with 1:12" twist...

The mentality in Sweden have long been to use RN bullets almost exclusively in any calibers for big game hunting and looking at old Norma Catalogs make it even clearer.

Here are the fuigures;

.30 calibers; 1:12" 4 lands and grooves
.243 - .270; 1:10" 4 lands and grooves
6.5X55 ; 1:8" (1:200mm actually) 4 lands and grooves
7mm RM; 1:9" 6 lands, 6 grooves
.358 NM ; 1:12" 6 lands and grooves.
 
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I had the same thought... but actually, they stopped making the 7X57 chambering around 1957 and started the 7mm RM in 1963...
 
I also read somewhere that I can't find now of course..... is that HVA used hammer forged rifling for the standard cartridges but continued to use broach cut for the 9.3's throughout production....any truth to that? I'll see if I can find the link.
Found it....in Swedish lol.
Some cool pics of the factory.
http://www.jaktojagare.se/kategorie...g/husqvarna-1640---bra-och-billig-bruksbossa/

In 1938...
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Well, that's what the popular version says. But I never saw that in writings from official sources. There are also at least two different known styles of 9.3 riflings.

There is a couple of nice movies about the HVA factory ; Adventskalender- Husqvarna Vapenfabrik 1989 which documents the closing of the shotgun manufacture in 1989 and another one showing the factory in the 1920s...
 
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Well i caved and got that Folke Dahlberg 1600 in 6.5x55 at Tradex.... it's in pretty good shape so no complaints there, grimey and a few stock dings to steam out but that's about it. The stock is pretty unique at the grip and comb, very slender grip and the comb is ground flat on the left side on an angle (opposed to built up like a monte carlo) so you can really get behind the scope...looks weird but works very well, one of those "you have to try it out to see it" kind of things. Barrel is clean and was never tapped for sights which is different for HVA's. The bolt handle is very poorly ground with 3 distinct "flats" which I'll probably clean up at some point, 2 minute job on a grinder. Has the original FG Company butt pad that is still soft, what is a good product to use to keep the rubber from drying out?
Also they just listed a 246 which someone might want....rare or something.

Few more pics....first is the nice grind on the bolt handle lol.

S/N and barrel marking.


Stock design....makes it really fast to bring up, this may be my primary deer rifle this fall, very comfortable despite the odd shapes. I don't dig the fancier Folke stock designs with all the black stuff added.... glad I found this carbine. Probably paid too much but 6.5x55 is my favorite cartridge and 1600's are good solid rifles, plus it's not such a common model....such is life lol.
The action was stuck hard in the stock, needed a few good whacks with a hammer and wood dowel to get it out. Not bedded, just tight fit with some dried grease.



Rubber butt pad is still soft, I have some silicone cream that should help protect it and keep it soft.
 
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Folke Dahlberg had rifles stamped for him; this one is a standard model. I was known for his fancy, space-age designs. Some are very spectacular ans aesthetic while keeping functionality as a prime interest....
Some think it's strange, some think it's ugly, some like the lines... the standard model is a good way to get introduced to his work, as it's not that science-fiction styled like his upper class models...
He also designed strange scope bases / rings which were made in Canada, in British Columbia actually...
Anyhow, usually one likes or you hate it...

Regardding the buttpad, it's very interesting that it's still in good shape, but there's nothing to do about plastic aging... the only thing you can do is using "plastic care" car-like produtc to try (and hope) to make it live longer...

As for the 246, I saw and handled it, but I personally decided to pass as as for my 46AN, I like it totally original, means not D&T, but it's still a great piece of history.
 
So I joined the HVA Club today
H5000 in 308 sn 294### so a 1964-65 model
Stock looks good ?? refinished but checkering is nice ?? Gloss finish with some small runs you would see when it was refinished
Missing rear sight (has a blank dovetail installed)
Front ramp with a Lyman sight
Missing screws where peep sight was installed (mark on stock)
Spring in mag looks to be a bit funky but range trip will tell

Barrel looks great on 5th patch Hoppes copper solvent / sweets alternating (looks good from both ends no visible wear)

Will try to take some pictures

Came with a Simmons scope and a Marbles One PC scope mount (see under scope)
 
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Nice find hitzy!

6.5x55 is my favourite cartridge as well. I'm very interested in the way that stock is in the cheek area. I could see how it fits perfect. Can you still get a good solid cheek weld?
 
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Nice find hitzy!

6.5x55 is my favourite cartridge as well. I'm very interested in the way that stock is in the cheek area. I could see how it fits perfect. Can you still get a good solid cheek weld?
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Yep... probably the best fit I've ever had. Puts you right behind the scope as soon as you bring it up.
 
Looking for some info please
need a set of leupold 2 piece bases for my 4100 , anyone know if they even make them and if so what part ## they are
Thanks
 
So I'm just about done steaming/cleaning/oiling etc on the FG Company and noticed a little quirk.


Thought the different spelling was neat....Hallefors/Hellefors lol
Cleaned up, out for a test run, Elite 2-7x35, very nice light weight rig, definitely a keeper.




 
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Now that you got the bite... you NEED at least a set of Dahlberg scope mount... and it was made in Canada !

And you may start looking for the very unusual stock designs.... ;)

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Not sure I'm into the real artsy FG stocks... what is the black stuff he uses, acrylic or something?
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This one isn't too bad....
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What's Folkes heritage anyway? Some sites say he was German, some Swede...
I did finally get an early 1939 (255xx) HVA '98 that was originally 9.3x57 reamed out to x62...gotta try it out first but the reaming looks good, rest of the rifle looks good...save for a scary birch cheek piece that was added on lol
 
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Folke Dhalberg was a main figure in contemporary Swedish litterature and visiual arts. First of all, he was kind of an outsider of the "normal" swedish life, he was always considered a "strange bird". In his late days, he was living as kind of an hermit on an island and he drowned in his beloved lake when he was in his late '50s.
Top know more about the guy; http://www.folkedahlberg.org

His rifles can be fitted with plastic (he might have tried several types / styles), steel but most are ebony. Every rifle he personallly made are piece of art - yours, actually, is the "standard" model made in larger quantity by HVA for him.

For your M146, it should do right, especially if the modification was made by TEC.
 
Well the Dahlberg shoots....129gr accubond long range over a stout charge of H4831. 2 rounds to the left were one string, then the 2 on the top after adjusting the scope, and the bottom right is a 140gr Speer Hot Core just to see where it hits... close enough for me to use them interchangeably.

And I didn't take any out door pics of the M35 yet. I had to change the front sight as the prior owner had filed the other one down very low, probably shooting cast as I keep scrubbing lead out of it....
Had a marbles and it fit great with minor filing. Now I can hit the target instead if shooting 2 feet over it lol. It shoots 110gr Vmax really well with a light charge of W735.....sweet little gun.


 
Here is the new 146 I got from member Andy, whom I've known for quite a while, and have done some selling and trading with a bit over the years. He picked it up as a project gun in 9.3x57 and did the reaming to 9.3x62 himself (bought his own reamer), and he did a great job (he's no hack! Lol). Chamber is nice and tight, there was slight resistance chambering a round, and zero trimming needed after some fairly stout reloads, match chambered 9.3x62, and lucky for me, Andy never shot it as he might not have parted with it if he did :)
It came with a very high "Euro added" cheekpiece that was well.... different. I couldn't even get my fat face low enough to get a good sight picture! And it smacked the #### out of me when I shot it lol.
Here is the before stock.


Anyway I knew I could make it work, and the side mounted Weaver K3-1 with German post reticle was bang on zeroed, has lots of eye relief and is a good match for this rifle. The buttpad was pretty poorly fitted so it needed a new one, and I HATE doing grind to fit pads, worst thing ever invented lol. Got the belt sander out and went to town...
Also fit a Dayton safety....not sure I like it as much as the Timney, but meh, it works, and it shoots, and now it's quite comfortable to shoulder and my fat head can get behind the scope!




Thanks again Andy, this one is a keeper!
 
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