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

Hitzy said:
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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I like this rifle.
 
buckbrush said:
I like those Swedish side mounts. Did Andy lengthen the magazine box as well?
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Didn't need to, the FN98 actions come in at 3.35 IIRC which is plenty.
Nice cheap way to get into a 9.3x62...since the 9.3x57's are usually quite a bit cheaper. Not sure how many guns that reamer made but at least 3 to date.
 
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Baribal said:
NLHunter,
These are nice rifles.
Not sure where you took the information that there is only one Swede Lyx in N-A,
-- ...Same for the 25-06, while not that common, there are several known....
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Thanks for your knowledgeable post...

- Is the Model Swede Deluxe the same as the Model Swede Lyx? (not according to my catalogs/info...)
- ...'several known'... .25-06 in 1900 action, as in 15 maybe 20 in total...?
 
NHunter said:
Thanks for your knowledgeable post...

- Is the Model Swede Deluxe the same as the Model Swede Lyx? (not according to my catalogs/info...)
- ...'several known'... .25-06 in 1900 action, as in 15 maybe 20 in total...?
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Yes, "Swede deLuxe'" is the same as "Lyx" - it's the swedish name for "deLuxe"
Honestly, I did not count them, and I don not enter (record) the rifles I don't have the full SN in the databank, but they are much more common (in N-A anyways) than those in .308 NM and .358 NM.... The thing with the 1900 is that it stays in the people hands for years and a lot are not even recorded or yet seen on the market. As for the 25-06, even if it was common, it would still be something in demand.
 
Hello, I joined CGN today and just found this thread. To be honest I'm a little flabbergasted. Go Husqvarna! Hope to chat with you all soon and post some pics of my own. Time to start looking, reading and drooling.lol.
 
I have a clean (no modifications, no holes for scope mounts, etc.) Husqvarna Model 146 9.3x57 made in 1941. It is built on the original (thumb cut out, c-ring) FN Mauser 98 action with standard Belgian proof marks on the receiver below the stock line. However, I was wondering about this little "inspector's mark", the letter "A" inside a square. It is stamped on a lot of the parts, just like the last three digits of a Swedish Mauser 96 are stamped on so many parts. (see photos of some of them). And some seem a bit odd. For instance, why mark the magazine follower? Is this really an inspector's mark? That is what I have always called the innumerable little marks (aside from the proof marks) that appear on Mausers. Do you think its a Belgian or a Swedish inspectors mark? And if so, what exactly were they inspecting?

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These are belgian assembly inspection makings (square / letter). When they assembled the actions, they marked the fitted parts for approved functionality.
 
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Hard to say for sure as per these were probably made for a military contract that was never delivered... but usually, they are heat-treatment / fitting / viewer's marks.
 
Hi Baribal, is there any difference in quality between the early HVA actions with steel trigger guard and the later models with alloy. Would you have a preference. I own 146,640's,1900 no 1640s. I like the idea of the early 1640's with steel bottom. I'm sure the answer is here somwhere in this marvelous thread of yours. Did see great pics showing difference in the size and shape of floor plate, trigger guard.

Guess I always assume earlier models are just built better. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
 
well, no quality issues... the differences are only material and weight. You can easily scratch the alloy bottom metal, but it will work as intented. Best solution; you need both ;)
 
Haha I like that. Genius, I'll tell the wife.:)

Thanks.

PS are there any 246 owners posting pictures here.
 
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The 246 are exactly the same as the 146, but they are marked differently with a three digit SN starting by "N". There are 6 known in N-A, 5 of them being in Canada and only ONE being fully original and the total run is 227 units.


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Baribal said:
Yes, "Swede deLuxe'" is the same as "Lyx" - it's the swedish name for "deLuxe"
Honestly, I did not count them, and I don not enter (record) the rifles I don't have the full SN in the databank, but they are much more common (in N-A anyways) than those in .308 NM and .358 NM.... The thing with the 1900 is that it stays in the people hands for years and a lot are not even recorded or yet seen on the market. As for the 25-06, even if it was common, it would still be something in demand.
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"Yes, "Swede deLuxe'" is the same as "Lyx" - it's the swedish name for "deLuxe"
I owned the only 1900 action Husqvarna Swede Deluxe in North America which was posted on http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?50-Swedish-Civilian-amp-Sporting-Firearms -- as you are well aware of. There are collectors and Husky/Gustaf aficionados who have been after a Swede Deluxe for over 30 years with NO luck.

If you know or have seen another Swede Deluxe - please do post pictures....post a link and or otherwise provide proof of this model - in a persons hands/collection (not internet fodder..), or your Lyx comparison..

"I don't have the full SN in the databank, but they are much more common (in N-A anyways) than those in .308 NM and .358 NM"
I have a fairly comprehensive Husqvarna/Gustaf database - the same one you have I am certain. It lists 17 358NM's vs. 9 .25-06 Thus the .25-06 in 1900 action remains en extremely elusive caliber. I can find ZERO 308NM's in any listing or catalog of database - thus I believe they do not exist.

Ideally if you refute my comments and shared information - please do forward your information to substantiate!

Cheers!
 
NHunter said:
"Yes, "Swede deLuxe'" is the same as "Lyx" - it's the swedish name for "deLuxe"
I owned the only 1900 action Husqvarna Swede Deluxe in North America which was posted on http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?50-Swedish-Civilian-amp-Sporting-Firearms -- as you are well aware of. There are collectors and Husky/Gustaf aficionados who have been after a Swede Deluxe for over 30 years with NO luck.

If you know or have seen another Swede Deluxe - please do post pictures....post a link and or otherwise provide proof of this model - in a persons hands/collection (not internet fodder..), or your Lyx comparison..

"I don't have the full SN in the databank, but they are much more common (in N-A anyways) than those in .308 NM and .358 NM"
I have a fairly comprehensive Husqvarna/Gustaf database - the same one you have I am certain. It lists 17 358NM's vs. 9 .25-06 Thus the .25-06 in 1900 action remains en extremely elusive caliber. I can find ZERO 308NM's in any listing or catalog of database - thus I believe they do not exist.

Ideally if you refute my comments and shared information - please do forward your information to substantiate!

Cheers!
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I feel some sour feelings in your post. First off, I don't disclose SN which are not mine. Then, my databank contains +/- 2500 HVA (including some FFV/CG) rifles.
I don't want to start a cat fight here. If you feel your rifle is THE one of a kind, that's fine with me. I have no problem conceeding it, if you want.
I have several listed in the 510### range (even a 25-06 one) and the 5104XX range seems to own more. But that's yours to take or not. I have nothing to prove and I have no interest in an Internet fight. ;)

And if you think the .308 NM are non-existant, that's also fine with me.

BTW, I've been a long time HVA collector and member of GB, and the fact is that not all the info shows on GB neither is all the truth (which I don't pretend to own anyways). Not everything is recorded and only a very thiny part of it is on Internet....
 
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