Husqvarna Comparison: The 1600/1640 S/LW
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Happy New Year! Let's start 2024 with a look at the very interesting Husqvarna. I haven't talked about the Husqvarna 1600/1640 series, so here we compare the Husqvarna standard rifle and the lightweight model. These particular rifles are excellent examples. Either one is perfect for collecting, or put them to use on your next hunt. Let me know your experience with either of these Husqvarnas, and which one you would choose.
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I shot an elk with my 1640 three weeks ago in northern AZ. I found it in terrible shape at Cabela's for under $300. After refinishing the stock (tung oil), re-cutting the checkering, and blackening the aluminum bottom metal it looks and feels great.
I have a Husqvarna 1640 (featherweight) in 30-06 with a Bushnell Scope Chief and a Pachmayr tip off mount. I purchased it ,as is, at an auction on a whim because the bidding wasn't going anywhere. I soon realized upon handling it was something well beyond what I expected. It has grown to be my favorite bolt action out of my entire collection. Thank you for confirming my thoughts.
How do you like the Pachmayr mount? I have one that I got with my Savage 99 that was passed down to me. Cool mount, but never really all that solid. How does it work for you?
@@ronnybee9920 I have tried to make it lose zero countless times and it hasn't. I enjoy it for the technology it was in the 60s. On your 99 It might just be wear. See if you can tighten the silver thumbscrew more and possibly bend the spring hook down to give you a more firm snap into the locked position.
@@trev1388 Many thanks @trev1388! I too enjoy the older tech for what it is.
I just shit my self.stuff running down my left leg.
About the 30 ought 6...
I’m sure a few people already commented the same thing. But the first rifle is an m/640. I collect Husqvarna hunting and military firearms, amongst many, many others… and I would admit, Husqvarnas, for the CAD $, the weight, and all around awesomeness is one of the best hunting rifles available in Canada!
Cheers from Leduc, Alberta!
@desertfoxyloxy;
My Dad was born in Leduc, a long time ago, and left me his 1955/56 Husqvarna with Weaver 4x, in .270, which, regardless of discussion, took elk, bear, whitetail, and moose... Have a great 2024, eh 😉
🇨🇦 In 🇩🇪
@@lohikarhu734Gruss Gott! Woher kommst du? Your username sounds very Finnish…? I collect Finnish rifles and uniforms too 😂. My first real hunting rifle was a Tikka 6.5x55. A Husqvarna in 270W with a 4x Weaver is almost the perfect hunting rifle! Such a great rifle to get passed down. I bought all my children Husqvarna 1640s in 30-06. Excellent rifles.
Cheers!
@@desertfoxyloxy Another Alberta boy here, I've got two lightweight carbine versions, one in 30-06 and one in .270. They've both had trigger jobs and both wear 2-7x Bushnell Elites. I've used them pretty much exclusively for about 8 seasons now, and consider them as close to perfect as possible for the stillhunting/ tracking that I do.
@@bushleague3472excellent choices on calibres and scopes/magnification! I’m partial to VX2 3-9x40s and VX2 1-4x scopes on all my hunting rifles, but I like the Bushnell elite series and their older ScopeChief offerings too.
@@desertfoxyloxy I had a VX2 1-4 on the '06 for awhile, and liked it, but had to send it in for repairs twice so I lost faith in it. Too, I think the tighter eybox of the Elite works better with the slightly low comb on those rifles, in that it forces a consistant cheek weld. I never have been able to warm up to 3-9's for some reason.
I have an imperial which is a gorgeous rifle! Bill Ruger said the husqvarna was the best rifle ever made when he was alive!
The Imperial is a diamond - that stock is excellent - amon g with everything else
Happy to see you covering the 1600 models, seeing Swedish firearms is always a pleasure.
I am a 60+ year collector and your spot on about it being as nice as the pre64’s I have owned many of both and there isn’t anything you can’t do with either gun that the other one can’t do!
Another good video with very good rifles. Walnut and steel is real! 😊
I had almost forgotten that Husqvarna made rifles. Thank you for this enlightening reminder.
Dear Mike I have 2 Husqvarnas a 9.3 x57 model 46 featherweight and a 8x57 model 146.both handle beautifully and our made exquisitely the 9.3 x57 kicks like a mule but both are tackdrivers.
Hello my friend, I'm going to be filming that exact model and cal. soon - simply outstanding rifle and cartridge. Sweden had no ideas what they were doing sending them across the ocean. A steal on the market today. Best to you for 2024
Great review of a super looking gun, great looking stock.
Just look at the checkering on the two Husqvarna's! Beautiful rifle in excellent calibers make them a very versatile and proud rifle to own. Thanks for sharing Mike!
I have hunted with an 8x57 Mauser for years. Current is a G33/40 M98. Prior to that I owned an early Husqvarna in 8x57. Great rifle. From what I could gather it was made in the late 1940’s and based on a modified Mauser 96 that went through the FN factory. I live in New Zealand and there were a lot of these rifles used a few decades back. Very good economical rifle and you can still pick them up dirt cheap in NZ.
Does it cock on close? The 96 does that. Cheers from Sweden
Another superb presentation ! Happy New Year
I have what was sold to me as a “Husqvarna 640” which looks near identical to the first rifle you reviewed but does have a rear sight on the barrel and was tapped and drilled from the factory. Has the flag safety, but also has a thumb safety. It is basically a standard 98 sear with holes drilled for two metal plates that can lock the sear with the thumb. Assuming this is for scopes too low for the flag safety. It shoots excellent.
Thank you - I've been getting them mixed up for years. And then one of our fine Swedish viewers wrote me that stocks, sights, barrels, safety and even floorplates were often switched from model to model by gunsmiths and armorers. Evidently even the 98 fits with the other stocks and vice versa - in the hands or the. I gave up and go by heavier model and lightweight model. Thanks for the note. All the best to you for 2024!
I just rebuilt one last year in 7x57Msr: had to adapt an old Sako L61R stock for it, as the factory stock was beyond fixing and it shoots & handles great!
Can’t get enough of the Husky / Gustafs, I have the 1600 FN98 that hasn’t been tapped, as well as a GORGEOUS gustaf 3000. Could you do a video comparing the gustaf 1900, 2000 and 3000 ?
Happy 2024!
Just watched your short video on the J. C. Higgins M51 30-06. Over 50 years ago I picked up one that had custom classic stock for $125. It's one rifle I will never sell. Like you said it is very accurate and one of the best quality rifles ever made. No plastic, no aluminum just steel and walnut. I should have bought one in .270 when they were cheap.
Love my JC Higgins model 50❤ mine is like new and I had been looking for one for almost 20 years and it was worth the wait. 🙌
Have a great new year .
The first rifle shown is model 640 not a 1600 and has the FN commercial action and dates to early 1950s ... 1600 introduced in 1954 but Husqvarna continued to use up their supply of FN actions until they were consumed
I was confused when I saw the safety. I thought to myself that's a later commercial model 98 action (no thumb cutout). Thanks for confirming.
Beautiful Rifles, I just never see any at the gun shows anymore.
Thank you for the video
Happy New Year
Best wishes for 2024
I just got a long-awaited Husqvarna in 8x57 for $350 CAD, have no idea of what model. It is an original Mauser 98 action with flag safety and has a Safari style barrel sling loop. Although it has a lot of wear on metal blue and stock has cracks and dents and buttplate is missing, the bolt is very smooth, revealed no rust inside and the rifling is strong.
Perfect review once again. Many thanks from Wales UK
Thank you!
I have never had another rifle that handles as well as the Husqvarna 1600! Mine is chambered in .30'06. I like them very much and would consider selling body parts for a 7x57, which is rather rare and my favorite cartridge.
Great rifles! Parting with a Husqvarna 1600 in .270 is one of my biggest gun sale regrets ever. All the best in the new year! Keep these wonderful videos coming!
Thank you and a great 2024 to you. Maybe a good time to buy another. : )
I have a Husqvarna in .30-06 just like the first rifle you profiled (no model # stamped anywhere). I have a Leopold 2-7x on it. Great shooter (the rifle not me). 1 moa generally, but sometimes better. Husqvarna seems to be a master at everything it makes. My mom had a Husqvarna sewing machine, my dad a chainsaw, and now me a rifle. Not in the market for a new motorcycle, but the Husqvarna Norden 901 appeals to me greatly.
Happy New Year Mike! Thanks for showing us these beautiful rifles.
You still see them used here in Sweden quite often.
I prefer the 1900 for the smoothness.
And if I can be nitpicky it is just QV no E-sound inbetween. But no English speaker on yt get that right ;)
They say the 1900 is the best and smoothest of the husqvarna rifles. The imperial model is just gorgeous and very hard to find
Old World Craftsmanship not like the fast food crap guns of today!!! Guys also be on the lookout for the Smith & Wesson model B they were a severely underrated rifle made by Husky for S&W.
Thanks for the tip on the S&W - I had no diea!
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns yes their very nice & prices are relatively decent
Great comparison and great examples. I love the vintage scope mounts!
Thank you! That Griffin & Howe mount is as good as it gets - just love how they work.
he first rifle you show us are not an 1600/1640 itsa a 640 made on a FN made M98 action.
The " feather weight " model you are holding is my go to rifle, except mine is in 30-06. I like it so well I am searching for a few more of them.
Happy New Year
Happy new year, keep up the great work
Your first rifle was made on a 98 Mauser, the second rifle was made on a Husky 1600 receiver.
Most people like the 98 - yet many prefer the small ring action. Anyway, both great. Thanks for the note - I forgot to show a "Sporter" - which is hard to find - has a heavier and longer barrel - some on 98 and some on 1600 action. All good though : )
Yes the first rifle was not a 1600/1640. Here in Canada we would call the first rifle an FN98 by Husqvarna. FN used to make Mauser 98 actions for husqvarna for a short while. Still an excellent rifle. I have a lightweight and really like it.
The second rifle has a 1600 action. Both 1640/1600 have the same action. The 1600 typically came with 20inch barrels. The 1640 came with 22-24 inch barrels. The 1600 sometimes had pencil barrels to make them lighter.
@@chrislemieux2000 Yes, you’re right and for a short while, FN used to built them for Sako aswell, till they started producing their own push-feed L61R actions!
I also have a Carl Gustave deluxe push feed well made
Lyman sites were made in Middlefield, Ct. and middletown, Ct. ! Happy New Year!
Excellent sights - as you know - now I know where - thank you. Happy New Year!
Happy new year to you and your family,thank you for another great video 🇬🇧
Happy New Year to you and yours! Thanks for the note and being on the channel.
Thanks…interesting video… I have a custom Husqvarna in 6.5X55…..was lucky to find it in a gun rack in a local gun shop….about 7 years back….snapped it up. Excellent condition with a gold ring Leopold scope. I enjoy your presentations…Thanks. 👍🏻
That light weight is awesome. I would have thought the peep would be mounted on the other side tho.
You're right - it does seem like it belongs on the left - I don't know why they did it that way. At one point I had about a dozen 1600 and 1640 and Husqvarna Mausers and many or most had interesting and maybe unusual features. Aperture sights, actions, bottom metal were often switched around so one could not tell exactly what the rifle was. I wondered why. A gunner from Sweden wrote that Swedish hunting clubs and ranges often had "armorers / gunsmiths" that switched stocks, actions, sights, bottom metal etc... according to wear. So I had some that had features of 1600, 1640 and M98. I guess it doesn't matter much. The Lightweight is notably excellent though; 1600/1640 or M98 - although I didn't see a LW98 yet.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns They have to be on the right because of the bolt release. I think springfields are the same way.
As a swede its always heartwarming to se swedish guns on youtube. Them old huskys is like your cummins 5,9 engines and our volvo, nothing fancy but last forever. Bought mine 640 in 8x57 for 1300skr its like 110usd. Its a workhorse for the money here in sweden but our new laws makes ruger sfar to my new favorite hunting rifle
Beautiful rifles happy new year.
Enjoyed your presentation. I believe your lightweight is a 1640 model. While it is a "small ring" it also is of the "improved Mauser design", which is almost identical to the Winchester pre64 model 70 . Unlike the Mauser 98 the ejector blade is positioned angled and lower in the receiver so the left side bolt lug need not be slotted. I doubt if the added strength was significant but who knows.
You have a great delivery. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. .....but...now I gotta get a husky.
These are so cool I’ve only seen a couple in person at a shop that sold a bunch of rare and collectors pieces
Thank you !!!
Recently bought the light weight in 270 cal. It is an absolute pleasure to shoot and very accurate. It’s not going anywhere. Great video
Good on you Travis - ideal cal, ideal rifle. For all the fuss about newer cartridges, the .270 remains as good as a cartridge can be. I lost count of the deer I brought home with the 130 grain Winchester load - unbelievable actually. Cheers!
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns your videos are very interesting and informative keep up the good work. Happy New Year.
We are soul brothers… latest addition to the vault are :
a Krico Match in .243 with diopter, floating barrel, parkerised bolt. Keeps the 10 on 100 m.
a FN Dumoulin ( yep, the Mauser action) in 300 Savage. With a steel mount, steel Lyman Permacenter x6 scope. Parkerised bolt.
I love steel & wood.
I have a Husqvarna 1600 in 30-06 and I love it. I can not find scope mounts. Can you please suggest where I can locate similar mounts and rings? I love the " Tip Off " Thank you . I love to watch and learn from your vast collection ! Thank you.
Nice rifle and thanks for the good words. Warne makes their Steel Maxima bases which are very fine. I checked the Weaver tip off bases for numbers I could provide you - but there are no numbers on them. Best would be to take to a gunsmith - they can see the exact contour of the receiver and probably match up with the right Weavers. I did this many times through trial and error - but I had a lot of Weaver bases to work with. Best of luck. You'll get it.
Weaver is number 25 rear and 35 rear if I remember right
I love the dimensions & form of the lightweight stock, it is very similar to an old model Krico which I own in .243 Winchester. It’s a lovely little rifle, I may be better served by swapping it out for a modern stainless steel/ synthetic “tool” in 6mm Creedmoor; but I can’t bring myself to to do it - especially as the Krico was my first centre fire rifle (second hand even 30 years ago) & has accounted for a decent number of deer here in the UK, 5 of the 6 available species (Red, Roe, Fallow, Sika & Muntjac) missing only on the Chinese Water Deer which don’t live in my part of the world. I also own a very accurate Varberger custom stock in .270 Win, I think I see a pattern here of slightly unusual, or at least “off Piste” rifles, which is my preferred rifle for the larger deer species - at least the males during the rut. Maybe it’s time to swap both my’ old girls out for a new Tikka S/S Synthetic in (I’m leaning towards either a 6.5 PRC ballistically, or a 7mm - 08 for all around ability, user friendliness & ease of buying ammunition locally).
Any thoughts on this? I would hasten to add that we call it deer stalking, not sniping, the skill is in the approach & I don’t anticipate taking first shots beyond 200 yards - but on the rare occasions an unseen branch/ vegetation interferes with the flight of the bullet & an animal is wounded but still mobile, then I’d like the capability of reaching out to say 350 - 400 (max) yards for a follow up coup-de-gras shot, but this is a secondary consideration, as it is a very rare occurrence within my self-imposed range limits, to all around usefulness inside 200 & ammo availability over here - where esoteric calibres aren’t stocked by local gun shops, & the need to shoot non toxic (copper) bullets of at least 100 grains will shortly be a requirement in all probability.
If you trade your steek&wood classics in for a synthetic, I fear you will feel sorry after some time. Gone is gone…
Nice presentation of some beautiful rifles, I found it interesting that they had commonalities with an old Interarms MKX (Zastava) that I have - predrilled for receiver sights, magazine release (MK X is in the front of the trigger guard), Mauser action, longer barrels, hooded front sight, etc. I guess the Mark X was a "bargain" rifle in its day, but compared to most modern production guns, it has many "classic" features, and I like it more every day.
It's a Mk X (10), not an MKX. Why is that important? Mk is the abbreviation for "Mark." MK would indicate an acronym of some sort, i.e. M_____ K_____, like as with AK standing for "Avtomat Kalashnikova."
@@anthonykaiser974 As I said above " the Mark X was a "bargain" rifle in its day..."
@@thomasholohan4090 sorry for being a pendant, but your original reference in the second sentence says "MKX." The second reference says MK X.
Love the mark X rifles have many of them and they are a steal for the price of $350-$500. Just bought one the other day for $350. And it’s like new In 30-06
@@edwardabrams4972 must've been a RH gun. Everyone wants a thou minimum for a Lefty in any caliber. There are five LH Zastava bolt actions on GB right now, a Mini Chas. Daly in 222 Rem, a standard M98 in 30-06, another in 9.3 x 62 asking over $1800, a 375 H&H on a Penny Auction sitting at just over $700 with 3 days left, and Greene in TN has his last pair, a 6.5 x 55 and a 300 Win Mag. marked at $1500, double what I paid him about 10 years ago. Oddly enough, that's about how bad inflation has been.
These Huskys are great !
That 7X57 is a rare gem.
You're right - so fine - lucky find for me.
Thanks for another great video. I never miss them. Here in Northwestern Alberta where I am we had a large Scandinavian population and thus a large number of Husqvarna rifles of which I have acquired a few. I am now of an age where I should be reducing the collection would you know of anywhere I may be able to sell my Husky’s as they are known here?
Hello - You can open an account on Gunpost and Canadian Gun Nutz on line - they'll sell fast. If you just want to get rid of them - call Ward's Auction in Edmonton - auctions can yield great selling prices or disasters...always a risk but I've know many who collected for decades and just sent everything to Switzer's auction in Ontario or Ward's. One thing for sure - using an auction the seller is free of whatever it is they need to sell. Any gun store will usually sell on consignment. Also, Clay Smiley at Prophet River Guns in Lloydminster is a prince and will help you sell everything/anything. When I sell I put a lower price and they sell very quickly - or they can sit for 2 years over $100 or $200. Best of luck and a great 2024 - to you.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns
Hey buddy thank you so much for the help. You can be assured I will be taking your advice and looking up all of the aforementioned sites. 👍
I'm in northern Alberta, I'm pretty well set up for rifles but I do like Huskies and might be interested in another.
I have a Husqvarna 1600H 30-06. produced in Husqvarna in late 60s. The rifle left the factory and was bought by a gentleman living in Husqvarna sweden. The rifle was placed in a gunsafe and forgoten until i bought it in 2021. Never fired, original Husqvarna tags stil in trigger guard.
A rifle that is surprisingsly undervalued in Sweden..
Bought a standard Husky 30:06 in good shape with a Swift 3x9 25 years ago for $360. "1953" scratched in the buttplate. Shoots good, trigger heavy but lightness and adjustability are overrated in my opinion. You absolutely do not notice it when pulling the trigger on game. Took a nice doe with mine this season. Thanks for all your work.
The first rifle you show is a model 640, and was built by Husqvarna using full length 98 Mauser actions that they purchased from FN in Belgium.
Thank you - amazing actions. I like the small ring Mausers a little more and the full size 98's are as good as it gets as you know. Some people wrote me that they built a few rifles on the Santa Barbara action from Spain - I haven't seen one - would be interesting. All the best.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns I had a Parker Hale that was built on a Santa Barbara action, of all the Mauser actions I've owned I liked it least. It just seemed more sloppy and cheap, and I remember there being a weird little pin that you had to drive out in order to remove the stock. Not sure if that last annoyance is typical of the action, or just that model of rifle.
Lovely rifles and another great review. Thank you.
A 1600 with steel bottom metal and in 7x57 is quite a catch. Well done sir! I love the Husqvarna rifles...
Thank you - I thought it was a lucky find; handles better than anything around today - shoots the same or better.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns If you find a nice 1640 in 9.3x62, they can drive tacks and have plenty of muscle for most north American game animals. That's my personal favorite. Happy New Year sir!
Those tip-off mounts look great. I wonder why they don't make them anymore. I suppose there are questions of consistent zero, but you don't seem too worried about it so it must not be a huge problem.
Thanks USOG!
I very much appreciate your channel, because most other gun channels are filed with synthetic camo stocks or chassie stocks for precision shooting. With the apparent predominance of "black" semi-auto rifles and synthetic camo rifles for hunting, do you still think it is viable to collect these old classic, Husqvarna, SAKO, Winchester, etc. walnut-stocked rifles for investments? As you know, gun prices went crazy during Covid and these classics now typically sell in the $1500 and up price range. Do you think they will continue to appreciate in value, or has the Covid craze maxed them out?
Got a feather weight model myself. It's in excellent condition, chambered in .270 Win. My does not have the apature sight like yours does. It has a 2 leaf rear sight with flip up for 200 and 300 yards. My serial number dates it to 1965.
My dad had bought off my cousin a Mauser action husqvarna rifle in a 270 years ago it had a fix power Leupold scope on it I think my cousin had bought it when he was in the army and over stationed in Germany boy that was a accurate rifle I would take a rest on a log or post if the deer didn’t see me and I made head shots on them with it out too 400 yards back when I was young
I've got a lightweight in 30-06, its not the worst recoiling '06 I've ever shot but its up there. That said, I love that rifle. IMO its woods hunting, when the rifle is carried in hand all day that too much weight becomes a burden. It can interfere with the needed level of focus, create needless movement as you increasingly shuffle the load around, and at the same time the rifle cant be too light for good offhand shooting. The lightweight is just about ideal IMO.
Own two 1640s, one in 30-06 featherweight, the other in 9.3x62 , both shoot MOA with hand loads.
Brilliant rifles
I hunted with a 7x57 the last weekend of deer season, it was my choice before I went over to a 270, but I still enjoy taking out a receiver sighted MOA 7x 57 , and it still fits better when I have on a heavy coat. I do love the Huskies though,
It's one of those cartridges that I come home to.
Some time you should make a video on what makes a gun a classic? As I see it, there are just basic elements in the design of actions and stocks that are iconic and never go out of style.
Good idea - will do.
Hi I have one in Husqvarna in 30-06 got the hood sight on it and a big scope on it very blonde stock any idea what a gun like that's worth and good condition Just rough range
Nice rifles. Hard to beat.
I'll take that 7x57 off your hands if you are tired of it sir.......🤓 Anyway Happy New Year
🤔😳😂
Happy New Year to you as well!
Wonderful rifles, love the stocks. Great vid.
What other surprises do you have for us this year. Im sure you still have lesser known beauties and calibers in your vault.
Any more HK or Sauer vids coming up or perhaps Beretta or Weatherb?
All the best,
Regards
Chris
Frank packmeyer made the low swing mount also .
Very fine mount
Would you ever consider selling the 7x57 you introduced in the video? Thx,
Bret D.
Love my 1640 in 300 win mag
I have one in 8x57js and its a great buy at $350...since I reload it's a great deer rifle .
Outstanding value - these buys won't be around for long.
I appreciate your sensibilities about guns. I picked up a Husky H5000 ( in 30-06) which had been imported by Tradewinds out of Washington in the late 60's and early 70's. It is similar to the lightweight model you are showing. From what I have read, it is basically a Husqvarna 1600? There is not a lot of info about these out there. Do you have any thoughts on these rifles? Will Husqvarna 1600 scope ring bases fit it?
Thanks - I had a look at your H5000 and its the same receiver - I think the 1600 and 1640 had the same receiver profile; they varied in bottom metal materials, floorplate release, sometimes ejector, and stocks - probably some other aspects like barrel contour and sights. Many are hybrids from overseas where armorers and gunsmiths mixed and matched to keep the guns working. Therefore there is some confusion. They're all good.
Got a deer with my 7x57 Lightweight October 1. It shoots okay at 50 yards, but I still have yet to find a good accurate factory load for it. My 139 grain handloads mad with the little Lee "Hammer" loader are still the best, but I ran out of bullets. Don't want to go that route any more. I tried some Federal premium cartridges with 140 grain bullets and they shoot wide at 100 yards. What do you think of the long throat and peculiar twist of the 7x57 Husqvarna? I believe it is a 1:12.5 twist.
Hello - For me, the 160 grain RN Hornady or 156 grain PPU give the best accuracy and for factory the Remington 140 Core-Lokt are excellent.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Did you mean PPU factory loads with 156 grain bullets or do you have access to PPU bullets for handloading?
They are very good rifles and very-strong actions . Hard to find one under a thousand down here though . Dave nz
PS..apparently they even make good chainsaws..
7x57 Excellent caliber,for most hunting situations
I've been trying to find a Husqvarna 46 in 6.5x55 (i believe a 46B) without a drilled receiver and with iron sights in good condition in the USA for years now. having a real hard time tracking one down at all let alone for a decent price. Would love a 46B to match an M38 like my Remington model 30 is my sporter version of my M1917 rifle.
I'll keep watch for one for you and be in touch if I find. Cheers to 2024!
I have a 1640 i mint condition (third owner) and here in sweden these are very cheap here, like 200 dollars. The reason for that is that the stock has a faulty construction that makes your shoulder hurt after a few shots. Its made to kill a moose and not for spending a day on the shooting range. So most swedes have put a modern stock on it.
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I want a Husqvarna 1600 really bad
I have a question has nothing to do with these rifles but I have a close friend and he has a 45-75 I've never heard on them any info. Would be great thank you
I got a ww2 6.5x55 in almost mint condition, which shoots awesome, and I just recently got one converted to 9.3 x 57. I think it’s got an original military stock, because there is still the hole for the disk, but it’s been redone in a really wonderful way. It’s just so nice to hold, and it has that same butt plate you showed, so I suspect it was a Husqvarna rebuild. I’m not sure though because my original has that straight stock, whereas the 9.3 has a bit of a pistol grip. Maybe post war military had different stocks or something? I’m not sure what’s up with that, but it’s gorgeous.
No sights on either, and I doubt there ever will be. I don’t want to touch the original, and the sights are so good on them anyway. I would have a worry at all to shoot to 150 with it, and I don’t think I’ll ever need more.
Fantastic Jim - the 9.3x57 is superb and the bigger bore makes the rifle lighter up front - perfect! Great idea. Wish there was a way to see a pic.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Thanks, yeah. I wish we could share pics too, but there’s good reason why RUclips doesn’t allow it. I’m curious about my stock. It’d be nice to get someone’s opinion on it. Sadly my forearms mentor just passed away, so I have no one to go to anymore.
7x57 was so good Rigby copied it in the .275 rigby I believe.
My understanding is that the Englishmen wanted to produce rifles in that caliber, but didn't want to use a German label (something about a Great War or some such); thus giving rise to the label 275 Rigby. Also, I believe the 275 Rigby was introduced with a 140 grain bullet; whereas, the original 7x57 Mauser was introduced with a 175 grain round nose bullet.
@@clintleffingwell8129 thanks for the clarification, Happy New Year!
I am not a collector, but I have accidentally acquired for free, one example of the first rifle you showed in 270, made in 1952. I cracked the butt plate in half dropping it once and fortunately, found a replacement in a box of "Take-off" butt plates at my friendly local gun store. A friend gave me not one, but two of the second rifle you showed there, a lightwieight. Mine are in 7x57 and 270. I have tried to shoot heavy 175 grain bullets out of the 7x57 and the accuracy is just no good. I´ve been meaning to try a lighter bullet. I did shoot a bear with a 139 grain bullet but I am nearly out of those.
You have all the luck : )
I guess so. My first one was a gift from a friend of my daughter. He inherited it but he was not a hunter. and knew I was so gave me the rifle. The lightweights came from a friend who loved to buy nice rifles and pass them on. Gave me a real cool custom 280 Remington based on a Brno M98. That has become my favourite rifle for the moment. Love the Huskies though.
I tried my best to mess up the zero point on a Remington 600 in 358 Winchester (custom )
that has a weaver T post reticle on a set of tip over scope ring set up on the Remington
All I did was waste a 50 dollar box of Ammo😂
No matter how hard I slammed the scope back and forth to lock and unlock the scope rings it never lost zero at all
That's a very convincing test. Nice custom gun BTW. A .358 in the 600 is ideal for ....just about everything.
I really want a 9.3x62. What brands of vintage rifles were made in that caliber? How can I learn to judge the condition of a vintage rifle at a glance. Where can I learn the things I need to know in order to make a good purchase?
If I can't find a 9.3x62 in good condition or better, is it true that I could get a 30-06 and just get a 9.3x62 barrel and swap it out?
Please write me at usogbyemail@gmail.com and I can either call you or write you. Cheers, Mike
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Thank you. I will email you.
Are these true 98 actions or upgraded 96 actions? Trying to get a better understanding.
The first one was a 98, and the rifle was not a 1640. The second WAS a 1640 and its a small ring 98 with some improvements, most easily identified by the bolt release which is a little tab connected to the ejector. The 1640 is probably the lightest Mauser action, and the stock safety is always a slide type on the side, rather than the flag or Winchester type on the bolt. Downside is the lack of aftermarket stocks and triggers.
Do you have a video about the last one made in sweden the 1900?
Yes - I'll make another though.
How is the aperture site with the Monte Carlo stock?
Very fine. Instantly aligned
I have a standard weight in 375/hh
What is a decent price/ fair market value these days?
They're getting higher. The Lightweight can be $600. to $1000. - depending on condition and cal. The standard weight is less - and some are still very cheap - say $400 and up. The steals are the 9.3x57s and 8x57s - the best buy out there that I know of.
One of them German manufacturing companies that builds around the same action with the flag safety left it there, but added one on the right side that kind of resembled a sako safety they were high end rifles like 10k and your opinion on the weight on the pre 64 I will have to disagree just a touch I have the same one you do and I got it when I was about 16 and I remember packing that tank on a long hunt and by the end of of trip I felt like Linus on Charlie brown dragging his blanket but I was dragging my pre 64..
I have a Husqvarna 6.5 x 55 (I think it has been rebarreled, it has a heavy profile barrel and no sights) it has the flag safety, and about the most beautiful walnut stock i have ever seen. Unfortunately its a left hand stock.
iv heard there is a problem with stocks cracking and splitting. all the ones i see for sale have cracked stocks behind the tang. leading me to believe there is a problem.. any truth to this???
Hello - You're on the right track. Many bolt rifles need to have a bit of wood removed where the action meets the stock at the tang. These rifles are sometimes too well fitted and so the action becomes a wedge which - on recoil - cracks the stock. I look for the ones with cracked stocks as they usually sell at an unwarranted discount and with the crack or cracks repaired - they shoot indefinitely. Many times the cracked stock ones were put away - so the bore is often like new. Just some thoughts from the USOG. Cheers
@UnitedStatesOfGuns maybe I will grab a few. There are a couple ( 7 or 8 cant remeber ) for sale with cracked stocks. model 1600 . I believe they want $250 each. some come with scopes. might grab them all if you say they are worth it, which I'm getting from your reply.
thank you and much love from Alberta, canada
got a 1950 .270