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

Londonshooter said:
Hello Husqvarna experts. Really tough to scan through 168 pages of this sticky but did give it a go. Sorry if these questions are redundant - I'm just not sure if the advice already given applies to my model.
Looking for recommendations on optics.
I have what I gather is a 1640 action rifle and appears to be D/T from factory. S/N is 2515**A which seems to be around 1961. One of the pearls I gathered from this thread is the recommended two-part bases are Leupold #51263 (?) and I assume the base provides a dovetail for the rings although I can't seem to find a photo on the web. Is there a downside to the one-piece base? Can anyone point me to a Canadian source for the one or two-piece bases for this rifle? Am I going to want medium height rings if I mount a Zeiss Conquest 3-9 x 40? Would a compact fixed power be more appropriate to the gun's handling? e.g. Leupold 4x FX II.
Once I get confirmation I'm on the right track then will start a WTB in the EE.
Photos to follow - camera is charging.
thanks.
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Bases - I have Talleys one piece base on mine. No problems. Like them and they're light. Medium should be fine and low might work as well. I've got a 3x9 power on my Husky. No complaints. I think it's more about your preference for scopes. Happy shooting.
 
The best and cheapest option is, to me, the Weaver Grand Slam Line (S55 rear ans S46 front).
The Leupold # 51263 is designed for the M/94-96-38 versions to clear the rear bridge "hump" and need different hole spacing than the #55 bases.
 
The first from the left 30-06, middle 243win and a M38 on the right. The 30-06 and 243 are from the seventies. I was thinking about putting an original finish on the M38. Anybody have a recipe for the what finish to use. Linseed oil with tung oil?

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Nice pair... of 1900.

As for the M/38, this thread should cover commerncial production only, Anyways, all Swedish military M/94/96/38 stocks, were they French Walnut, American Black Walnut, Red Beech, Maple or Elm were dipped (soaked) in hot baths of linseed oil. Yours, like all the HVA production is Red Beech.
 
Baribal: How common are Swedish mausers 6.5X55 Oberndorf 1899 (96?) models? has turned down bolt, original military wood and is not carabine. Saw one for sale, poor images...
 
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NL-Hunter said:
Baribal: How common are Swedish mausers 6.5X55 Oberndorf 1899 (96?) models? has turned down bolt, original military wood and is not carabine. Saw one for sale, poor images...
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That is a question for the Milsurp page.

Quick answer:

Not as common as the Swedish ones.
 
Yeah, not really for this thread but the answer is +/- 16 246 M/96 units made by Waffenbrik Mauser were made in 1899 (CG made +/- 17 420 for the same year).
SN between 19121 and 35367, straight bolts.
 
Joined the club yesterday. Wanted a 9.3x62 for a while (I don't know why, just did) and picked this up locally.

Fits me real nice, and is pretty handy to carry.

The guy I bought it from said it's a M96 "commercial".

Can you guys fill me in on it's particulars?









 
All 1900 Action
All MINT or as new... Second owner.
Top: Husqvarna Swede Deluxe, .30-06 (only one known to exist in North America)
Middle: Unfired with hanging tags from gunsmith in Sweden, Carl Gustaf Grade II .270
Bottom: Bought new in box with hanging tags, Husqvarna .25-06 Grade II with Meopta R1 Tactic
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^ nice!

Still looking for my dream husky. A factory 1900 in 264 Winchester magnum or a grade V or presentation model. My dad has a pretty unique 30-06. It's got more engraving and better wood than a grade III but not as much as grade V. Super lyx maybe?

Need more pics NHunter!
 
Throttle_monkey1 said:
^ nice!

Still looking for my dream husky.

Need more pics NHunter!
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Have mine in .25-06, only nine 1900 action in .25-06 known of....an absolute laser, action like ball bearings on glass, tiiiiiight lock up...

More pics....here are a couple of some 'nice wood'...
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Hand made from an era where gunsmiths took the utmost pride in creating such amazing rifles...one at a time...
 
NLHunter,
These are nice rifles.
Not sure where you took the information that there is only one Swede Lyx in N-A, but I do have several recorded.... most are in the 510 000 SN range. Same for the 25-06, while not that common, there are several known, most in the USA.
Still nice to own.
 
pvtjohnson,

What you have is a model 649, the stock was likely reshaped to look like a M/46A-B/46AN w/ schnabel fore end.
This is a late production rifle, made in 1946, the actions used is a M/38 said "commercial" (post-M/38 production).
 
Stronger ? No, but more rigid, yes.
It's a civilian rifle. Unlike the M/46, It didn't start as a military action, it was made as a commercial product.

There are a lot of discussions on this model all over the thread....
 
I have owned a fair number of Husqvarna rifles (and some shotguns) over the years, a couple of dozen probably and although I have moved on to other interests, I still have three or four kicking around. The deal breaker for me with Husqvarna, and its a small thing, but it always bugged me...is the way the checkering just runs off the bottom of the pistol grip. Not every Husky has that sort of checkering but the overwhelming majority do, and I hate it. What were they trying to do...save time?
 
I guess it's only the style they decided to use.... as it's somewhat of a "traditional" design in rifles made in Sweden...
 
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