There are better guns for the money then a IS husky, or a savage axis/Ruger American. You just got to poke around a bit. I would rather over pay for nice stuff then get a deal on junk.
You would have to do more than "emote" to prove that to me.
I don't like Savage bolt action rifles because I find them FUGLY, but I most certainly won't degrade their quality or accuracy.
Anyone having issues with the Husqvarna platforms either doesn't know how well-made they are or how to handle them, from my experience.
Depending on which model was purchased, the triggers may be confusing, or in the case of Intersurplus offerings, the stocks have been "modified" to suit the previous owner.
One of the obvious "improvements" on many of those firearms will be the addition of a "glued-on" cheek riser. These actually make sense, when you consider why this was done.
First, it was quite normal for European rifles to be mounted with very high scopes, which made it impossible to achieve a good cheek weld to the stock and center your pupil to the center of the scope, and keep parallax in check.
Many European shooters are very handy with tools and like others independent and cheap. So they modify the stocks to fit, without taking it to a smith or purchasing aftermarket products.
Stocks will often be "shortened" on both ends to bring down weight, and fit the shooter, or if it's only being shot off the bench, or a prone position for comfort/ergonomics.
Intersurplus is very good with its description of the firearms for sale. Some of them will very likely need to be modified to suit the new shooter.
If you aren't handy, which isn't a sin, and the description/pictures show something you can't live with, don't buy.
However, if you're looking for a very decent platform to build a custom rifle on, then Intersurplus is a very good place to start looking.
Yes, they're "old tech" but I, personally, find a lot of the "new tech" uncomfortable and fugly.
I love double-set triggers. They can be hard to get used to, but once the system is practiced, it becomes easy and natural. Great extra safety features as well.
If you like wood stocks, these rifles usually have stocks that need a bit of TLC. If you're not into it, don't buy.
Many of these rifles are being sold for the price of their actions. They're a much better value than the "surplus" actions that used to be available.
They come drilled and tapped, often with decent scope mounts, good triggers or adjustable triggers, decent wood, and decent bores.
Almost all of them have aftermarket accessories available.
If I'm looking for a basis for a custom rifle, for myself, Intersurplus and a few other sellers of these fine old-tech rifles are where I go.
