Just bought a gun... something ain't right?

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I picked up a Left-hand Husqvarna .30-06 today from consignment at a gun show.

I tried cycling some used brass and it won't extract! Upon further inspection, the brass fits very loosely in the bolt face. With a caliper, the inside of the bolt face measures .541", while the .30-06 rims are .463". The extractor barely engages the rim if at all when the case is centred on the face. Alarm bells are going off here, because it's my understanding that the layers of case/bolt/action should all be closely contacting each other.

I can't tell what exact model it is, nor can I find any detailed info at all about these rifles. This one appears to be a higher-end model because of the fancy stock. The stamping on the action just says:
"HVA - Carl Gustaf - Sweden
Förenade Fabriksverken"
Serial is in the 62###x range. The last 4 numbers of the serial are on the bolt as well.

The stampings on the barrel say "Nitro .30-06". The "nitro" stamp kind of confuses me. It doesn't look like a rebarrel job, but why else would the bolt not fit the caliber it's chambered for? The barrel contour fits the stock, the finish smoothly matches the action, and there is a properly-indexed dovetail for a rear sight with a plug in it.

I hope I'm missing something here, the gun was one of those "love at first sight" sort of things. As with women, I guess I always fall for the messed up ones.

Anyone who can help me with this dilemma, or just provide some information about the rifle in general, has my sincere appreciation.
 
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One more thing, I can tell it's been fired and on the gun for a while. The barrel is glass bedded, the bluing has some marks that show use, and the bore wasn't cleaned last time.
 
Good idea gunpro. I chambered one and felt in there with by pinky finger, it feels like the base of the case is 1/16th or so into the chamber. I can wiggle the base around a bit with my fingernail, but the neck and shoulder feel like they're tight. I have to use a cleaning rod to extract them.
 
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.... take it to a gunsmith... if you are asking these questions you won't be able to fix anything at home...
 
guntech said:
.... take it to a gunsmith... if you are asking these questions you won't be able to fix anything at home...
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Agreed! A good smith will take a chamber cast, and measure it up. Then you will know what you are dealing with. Lik Rembo, I'm guessing 308 Norma, 300 Win Mag or possibly a wildcat like 30-338 Mag. Regards, Eagleye.
 
Yeah this isn't something to mess around with...a good gun smith can likely tell you right away what the chambering is...I had one of these...it was stamped .30-06...it was actually a .300 WIN Mag...it was rebored
 
If you wanted a 30-06 and it is recambered, call the dealer and tell him it is
not what he sold it has and get your money back, if you don't want it.
You should have been told what it is, if he did not know ( a consinder should have told him), It is still not your problem, and if he gives you a runaround, he is a A.Hole.
 
Thanks everyone. Yeah, I'm definitely seeing a gunsmith before I fire it. He's closed today though.

If it's .300 win mag I might keep it, not sure. If it's anything else, no. I bought it as a .30-06 because it would make my current hunting rifle a great back-up, having both in 30-06. I like that caliber because I can find it anywhere ammo can be found, as well as finding cheap practice rounds. If it's going to be a safe queen for me, I'm getting my money back. I'd be diasppointed because it fits me very well and has a fantastic trigger.

I'm disillusioned that someone would rechamber a gun without restamping it. Or at least consider selling it without a stamp. That's very reckless.
 
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