180 sierra/56gr imr4350, 1951 manufactured Husqvarna 640,fn mauser. 2x7 vxI luepy

These old swede barrels shoot!

5 shot less than a inch

Looks like MOE (Minute of Elk)to me.

I;ve got one very similar to what you describe. Maybe I won't rebarrel it to 9.3 after all! It has shown it will shoot, but haven't worked on an accuracy load yet. Only problem is a canoe paddle stock. But the action is beautiful.

My old 30-06 Mauser shoot's like that at 200yds

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Originally posted by paul garrett:
...Only problem is a canoe paddle stock. But the action is beautiful.

Paul,
The day I hear a dead deer complain about how the stock on my hunting rifle looks I'll trade my orange hat for a white one and take the head cook's job at the cracker factory. As to what my hunting buddies have to say, if you have a minute, go to http://gunloads.com/index.php and you can read the article on my Old Canoe Paddle.
I do know one guy who has a fancy (really fancy) walnut stock that his rifle only wears in the gun case - when hunting it has a fiberglass one, so he has the best of both worlds. Pretty is for display. But truly beautiful is a tiny and repeatable group and meat in the freezer. Besides, if you ever break a paddle, like me you can take comfort in the fact that you already have a spare handy.