Two rifles in 270 Win - One to keep and one to sell

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So I've inherited a couple bolt rifles in 270 Winchester, both in similar condition: rails installed for scope, a very small amount of surface rust but nothing major.

Husky H-5000 with Swedish action, the stock is a little cracked and the bottom inch or so of the butt plate is broken off. I have fired this one and it seems to work fine.

(Couldn't find many detail marks that made sense to me on this one other than the calibre marking)
BSA England, and some markings that I didn't know what they meant: 2.54", BNP with what looked like a tiny maple leaf or crown stamped above it. Haven't fired this one.

I'd like to keep the better of the two and sell the other, the fact that one has a cracked stock will factor in a bit but I could likely fix it with a little time and money.

So which one is my keeper? And what's a decent price for the other?

Thanks.

EDIT: Pictures posted to an Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/1ztrNQM
 
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A picture of the BSA would let others identify what model it is quickly enough. Likely a tossup between the two rifles, which one do you like better.
 
Both quality rifles, replacement stock for the HVA is around $200, retail rifles are common, in decent shape $450-$500.
So if the BSA is in better shape that would be the keeper.
BSA is not quite as common, could be a number of different models... Royal, Majestic, Monarch, and CF2. You can google those models to see what you have.
 
Both the BSA and Huskvarna are decent Mausers but the Husky is a better quality piece by far. To bad about the condition of the stock but those actions make great builds.
 
Spend some timehandling them and shooting both of them from field positions. Keep the one that you think you can shoot best when you’re hunting. Don’t rely too much on other people’s opinions, only you can decide which rifle you’d rather have in your hands when a nice buck gives you a split second opportunity for a shot.
 
guido said:
The BSA will not be a Mauser.
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The Royal model had CRF and the Mauser type extractor, but they switched to push feed for all subsequent models. Not technically a "Mauser" action, but very similar.
The CF2 was the most common, and doesn't give up anything to the Sako's of the same period. BSA's are surprisingly good quality, fit finish, bluing, wood, all very well done. I have HVA 1640's too, and they are very solid as well, but the triggers are terrible in comparison to the BSA.
 
I'll post photos within the next couple of days. Is there anywhere on the BSA that would have concealed markings (ex. under the stock) that would help with identification?

I have not actually shot the BSA yet, and only put like 5 rounds through the Husky. I'm not a great shot but I will use the same optic on both, get them sighted in, and see which one performs better.

When I got them, the Husky had a scope mounted to it while the BSA didn't, which leads me to believe that it was used more and maybe performed better... however my wife's grandfather (whom I received them from) also keeps the rifles he uses for hunting regularly separate from the rest (he gave me everything except the rifles & shotguns he still uses regularly, and prohibs), so it's also very possible they are both rifles he received from friends/family/whoever when they wanted to get rid of them (or died) and they just got tossed in there and forgotten about until Bill C-71 rolled around and he decided it'd be easier to pass the vast majority of this collection to me now rather than dealing with the RCMP later.
 
Post a pick of the bolt and receiver, or hit google for the models I posted above.
If you can see the BNP Proof marks this can help you date it
http://www.shotguns.se/html/uk.html
 
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Hitzy said:
Post a pick of the bolt and receiver, or hit google for the models I posted above.
If you can see the BNP Proof marks this can help you date it
http://www.shotguns.se/html/uk.html
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Thanks for the link, even though it's for shotguns I assume it's a similar system for rifles.

The mark on mine looks like the B11 mark: BNP with a crown on top ( the crown isn't very clear but when I first saw it I figured it was either that or a maple leaf)
 
mactroneng said:
Thanks for the link, even though it's for shotguns I assume it's a similar system for rifles.

The mark on mine looks like the B11 mark: BNP with a crown on top ( the crown isn't very clear but when I first saw it I figured it was either that or a maple leaf)
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Scroll down to the bottom, you are looking for the date proofing mark.
 
Hitzy said:
Both quality rifles, replacement stock for the HVA is around $200, retail rifles are common, in decent shape $450-$500.
So if the BSA is in better shape that would be the keeper.
BSA is not quite as common, could be a number of different models... Royal, Majestic, Monarch, and CF2. You can google those models to see what you have.
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Aren't replacement stocks for Husqvarna's "unobtainium"? :confused:

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