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One of my all time favorites is still my 1955 Husqvarna 8x57 that is built on a 1947 Belgian 98 receiver. Only 10,000 of these receivers were ever made. Husqvarna built a limited amount of rifles each year on them from 1947 to 1962. It sports the original short side rail scope mount. The bolt is matched to the receiver which is odd for a civilian rifle, stamped under the bolt at the root. The palm swell is perfectly flat in the original Walnut stock. 55 years old and nothing I see now comes close.

Doug Humbarger
NRA Life member
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73.
Yankee Station

Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo.

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Originally posted by Thomas Jones:
I have a 1955 model 70 featherweight .308 that fits the classic mode real well.
And a .257 roberts on an 03 springfield that is prety cool for sure..
And allthough I don't hunt with it, my 1897 vintage model 94 30/30 with half octagon barrel is reall cool.
...tj3006

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Originally posted by Grenadier:
The perennial classic for me is a .375 H&H Magnum rifle built by, who else, H&H. They have been making them with little variation for a hundred years. H&H's "classic" sights, "classic" stocks, and "classic" finish have set the "classic" standard that many manufacturers strive to copy to this day. You can't get more classic than the original.

Note - These are NOT my rifles. Just good examples.

Then (1920s):




Now:

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Originally posted by D Humbarger:

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One of my all time favorites is still my 1955 Husqvarna 8x57 that is built on a 1947 Belgian 98 receiver. Only 10,000 of these receivers were ever made. Husqvarna built a limited amount of rifles each year on them from 1947 to 1962. It sports the original short side rail scope mount. The bolt is matched to the receiver which is odd for a civilian rifle, stamped under the bolt at the root. The palm swell is perfectly flat in the original Walnut stock. 55 years old and nothing I see now comes close.

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