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On barrel is Husqvarna Vapenfabriks A B. 30-06 U. S. Was told it was made in 1958 I think scope mounts were wrong as scope appeared high in back to me as well as reticle is adjusted all the way down and it still is 8-9 inch high at 100 yards.   Did a little searching online and didn't find anything bad about it, was thinking to rebarrel for a 20" fullstock either 280 rem or 35 cal of some kind project. Anything I should worry about? Got it with a trade that I was happy with so in reality I have nothing invested in it, yet  | ||
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If aluminum trigger guard, check for cracks. Do you know the model, 1600, 1640, 1740, 3000? Jim | |||
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If you are going with a 20" bbl. go with the 35!!! Hip | |||
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Nothing about model on it. Trigger guard, mag box and floor plate all one piece steel. CRF bolt . | |||
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My main concern is did it originally come drilled and tapped for for scope mounts? The ones that came on it do not look correct in height from front to back. I looked on the various online markets and it appears that the ones that look similar all have scopes on them. So, now just to find out what model it is and what mounts go on it | |||
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Your action is an early 1600 series action (has a steel guard/magazine box) also sometime known as an HVA action. It is not an 8000 series action which has the cast pot metal trigger guard/magazine box of the later model 1600 series - bolt, trigger and receiver are different. The actin is uses small ring Mauser bases - Weaver #55 rear and #46 front bases should fit. Redfield Junior as well as Leupold baes were 9And may still be) available. The spring floorplate releas sometimes fatigues and breaks. If desired a Model 98 Guard/box can e modified to fit. Bill | |||
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Model 1640. There is no 98 mauser type bolt release, just a small flat lever on the left side. Picture needed to confirm 100%. Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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 It has weaver mounts on it , but 45 on rear not 55, 46 on front. Yes both bolt release and trigger guard release look flimsy. How fixable are they if they break for an amature, If one could find the parts? Or is there a possible modification ? As to looking for scope ring mounts, Mauser 98 small ring ? | |||
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Yes that is what was called the Improved Mauser action or, overseas the 1640 style Made from 1955 to 1972 The early versions had the steel trigger guard, then they went to a cast alloy guard on the later ones Factory tapped for scope mounts Redfield used to make a 1 pc base for it, Leupold still makes it I also made and still have some a Redfield/Leupold copy, 2 pc bases for it. Weaver bases are still available for it, for the small ring Mauser The floor plate latch spring can break, I have a drawing of it and have been asked to make a batch of them but do not curently have a steel guard on hand to check fit The ejector/bolt stop spring can also break, I have several actions and that is a part I will be making sometime this summer James Wisner | |||
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I had a Dennis Earhart rifle built on one of those actions for a while. Only issue I had with it was when I tried to sell it. Not a Winchester or a true 98 so it kinds scared everyone off. John | |||
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I currently have three of those rifles. One of mine was retailed by Sears Roebuck as the JC Higgins Model 51L. I use them as loaners or truck guns and they really are better than that. The Achilles heel in my opinion is the rather hard trigger pull. I haven't found an aftermarket trigger available. I have two in 30-06 and one in 270. the 270 is especially accurate and I leave it at my vacation home so I always have a rifle if a hunting opportunity pops up. | |||
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I have a half dozen of those rifles in cartridges from 6.5x55 up to .358 Norma Magnum. They are excellent old rifles and in Canada they were really popular...still are. I have heard about the bolt release breaking and floorplate release breaking on the internet, but I have never been around when that occurred to someone during the last 50 years of owning them. Great rifles for the price. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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I prefer the FN '98-based Model 640 over the 1640. It's funny how no improvement of the Mauser Model 1898 is truly an improvement. Except of course beveling the extractor to permit feeding an extra round over a full magazine.  Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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I have two, a 250-3000 and a 9,3x57,both original Im told, both 98s one has a stock that Looks a lot like a browning bolt action and the other has the Schnable. Not sure what they are huskys and are slick and smooth working. I intended to customize them but they shoot good,look good and I dont need a project. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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J Wisner is putting a 280 rem barrel on it now, 20", will go in a full stock just for fun. Did my first one in a piece of laminate last winter and didn't do too bad so I have John Vest inletting a nice piece of walnut I got from SDH. Will be my winter project | |||
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Cannot compare this to a 98; which the Swedish never made. So when they said they had an "improved" action, it was compared to the 96, not the 98. Although elsewhere on this site, there is a report of filing the barrel with sand and firing; no damage done. I recall. | |||
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