In a conversation with Colorado gunsmith, Ray Montgomery a few years ago, he told me that the Husqvarna is his favorite action to build on, bar none! Another consideration, is that the barrel threads are small enough that Remington M-700 take-off barrels can be rethreaded to fit them. ) OK! So I'm a fairly lousy long range shot. And I know that anything beyond the Pigs is fairly safe from me barring an accident. (As I compete in Hi-power and BPC Silhouette, I get plenty of long range practice. This may be the finest of the FN Mausers, altough an owner of an. Since I cannot see much beyond 100 yds, velocity doesn't concern me. After the war, Husqvarna imported some Mauser 98 actions produced by FN in Belgium, and did the finishing and stocking in Sweden.
AFAIC, velocity is moot until one exceeds reasonable range.
Also I hunt out of a stationary blind and the shorter rifles definitely handle better. But then I've never been a fan of ridiculously long barrels unless on a target rifle. If one can buy for less then that's a good thing. I consider about $450 to be a reasonable price for a Husqvarna. Also blessed with a respectable reference library. That comes from having a lot of time and being snowed in. I ask questions and you show up with help. The 1900 action Husqvarnas were imported into the US under the Smith & Wesson, FFV Sports, Tradewinds and Carl Gustaf. You might take a look at Alan's Armory - he has some Husqvarna 1600 & 1640 rifles (Mauser actions) that are great deals. As was indicated in an earlier post, he is the master when it comes to the Husqvarna rifles.Īlso, there are other Husqvarna rifles that are available that were completely assembled by Husqvarna. If you would like to contact SBHVA I would suggest that you go to http:/ / / forumdisplay.php?f=50 and post a request on the Swedish Sporting Rifles forum and he will get back to you promptly. I have other complete Husqvarna rifles that I absolutely love. I have no complaints about the rifle, but I really don't use it much. Many of the rifles of that era were not adequately cleaned and pitting can be a problem. If you have not yet purchased the rifle, I would suggest checking the bore with a bore scope. It is an HVA action that was sold by Husqvarna and assembled in another factory.