| Clark |
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Hello,
I've been mostly a lurker here for a while, but as I always enjoy looking at pictures of your beautiful rifles I thought I'd contribute with a project of mine, which I hope will follow me to my next Africa trip.
This is my recently acquired Husqvarna model 146 made in 1940. It is originally in 9,3x57 but I've changed it to 9,3x62. Husqvarna used a FN Mauser 98 action for these rifles. I've let a Swedish gunsmith make all the changes that I list below:
- New express sight with gold line.
- Added a band to the front sight and moved it back 2 cms.
- Added small English type rings to banded sling mount and stock.
- Added a buffalo foreend, and also checkering.
- Put on a Pachmayr Decelerator.
- Had a Recknagel swing mount fitted.
Next on the list to have done (after this years hunting season):
- Replace bolt handle, and replace flag safety with M/70 safety to accomodate a low scope mount.
- Replace the plastic grip end with steel one.
Pics:
| lancaster |
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although I am a great fan of the swedish 9,3x57 rifle and don't like it when change to x62 must say that you do a good work.
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| 14/10/10 08:21 AM |
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I am looking for one of these myself.
May just have to buld one.
Very nice.
Cheers Neale.
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| 14/10/10 12:59 PM |
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I kept mine in 9.3x57. Great cartridge.
If you plan to shoot cast bullets, make sure you slug the bore.
Many/most are running .369-.370 diameter. Mine goes .369 across the grooves.
| Clark |
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I like the 9,3x57 as well, but due to the limitations on number of rifles you can own in Sweden and that I intend to use it in Africa, x62 is a better choice for me.
/C
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| 14/10/10 11:02 PM |
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Clark, that makes good sense as the x62 will of course do what the x57 will do, and a bit more. Recoil is noticeably heavier with the x62, and I've found the x57 very effective. Surely one of the best superlight carbine calibers ever cooked up. I'd like a 17-inch bbl carbine some time in it. Very light recoil for power level. I have a HVA 46 in 9.3x57 that runs 6 lbs {2.7 kgs} even with the long barrel. Very light and handy and I use that one almost exclusively for bear.
Your 146 is done up very nice indeed. Great remodel. Well done.
Here's my 146. Still in x57. I've made a bunch of modifications to it over the years, all basically to improve function for me.
Skitt jakt!
| DarylS |
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Say - I've got a couple cans of 2230. I'll have to try it with the lighter bullets. My 9.3x57 really likes the 232gr. Norma - w/H4895.
Beautifully completed 9.3x62. Your gunsmith did an excellent job.
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| 15/10/10 04:12 AM |
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Daryl, I've never tried 2230 but I think it would be an excellent powder for the light bullets {maybe heavies, too?} in 9.3x57 as you say.
The powder I use the most {alas, it is almost gone...} is 2230C, a military surplus powder that burns a smidgen slower than 2230. Mine is as I say almost gone with no more to be had but I've burned up two kegs of it in my x57's and will miss it.
Probably on to H4895 thereafter, or maybe try a bit more of the 2460 or even Win 748?
| Clark |
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| 15/10/10 04:18 AM |
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@9,3x57, thanks. Great 146 you got there, and it looks like it has seen a lot of use and have served you well.
@Daryl - Thanks! Yes, he is great and he truly understands the design and look of old british rifles and is an excellent craftsman as well.
/C
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| 15/10/10 03:42 PM |
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Some African game taken with my Husky.
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| 15/10/10 09:32 PM |
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Ozhunter, was waiting for you and yours! Great stuff!!!
When did you get yours and was it originally chambered for 9.3x62 or x57?
Also, Clark, did your gunsmith rebed the action and relieve the tang and remove the rear stock ferrule? The ones we have received here are notorious for splitting stocks due to insufficient contact between recoil lug and wood recoil shoulder. I rebed all of the HVA {46,146 and 640 models} I've owned, along with reshaping the stocks for left shoulder shooting, etc.
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| 15/10/10 09:58 PM |
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mine was in x57.
it's a good thing the barrel has 9.3mm only on it.
| Clark |
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No, he didn't rebed or anything, but I'll ask him to do that when I return it in after the season.
Great rifle ozhunter, and wonderful trophies! Husqvarna made a model 246 in 9,3x62 as well, but only a couple of hundreds. That one was marked 9,3x62 instead of 9,3. I had mine stamped with the correct caliber on the right side of the barrel (can be seen in the second pic).
/C
| DarylS |
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What I find amazing, is you can spend way less than $400.00 ($300.00 in many cases) and end up with a rifle that you can hunt successfully hunt and shoot virtually everything in Africa.
On top of that, '06 brass is free at most ranges - laying all over the ground, once fired.
If you have a friend in or who visits Germany - 9.3x62 RWS brass is free.
Lots of good bullets available and cheap dies as well.
What a round - and rifle. Well worth owning one - or more.
| lancaster |
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| 17/10/10 01:15 AM |
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What I find amazing, is you can spend way less than $400.00 ($300.00 in many cases) and end up with a rifle that you can hunt successfully hunt and shoot virtually everything in Africa.
Daryl ,dont forget the very serious reasons that the swedish market for used gun's was going into the cellar. lets hope that we never see a gun law like this and our swedisch friends see better day's again. iirc they can only have 2 rimfire rifles, two centerfire rifles and two guns .
maybe you can double this when your with making a hunting licence but that its never enough
remember a swedish hunter writing once" you get our national heritage now"
| DarylS |
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I suspect stringent gun controls will get us all in the future, near or far. We can only try to fight it as best we can - at election time, even if it means getting involved in politics. It is one end result of socialism & domination by government.
Guys who have re-chambered 9.3x57's to 9.3x62. Please tell me if there was an extra step just ahead of the neck-shoulder location after re-chambering.
My own 9.3x57 has a tighter neck in the chamber than normal, as there is only .001" expansion of the neck on firing with any bullets. Re-chambering this rifle would give me a perfect chamber, however on another site, there was speculation a simple re-chamber wouldn't work (due to the step) without setting the barrel back 1 turn.
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A bit of warning; the picture of the group notes the use of "AAC 2230C". That is NOT the same powder as 2230. 2230 is a faster burning powder.
Now, back to Daryl's rechambering question. I'm curious, too.
| vegard_dino |
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| 18/10/10 05:34 PM |
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Hi
Thanks for sharing.
Great caliber, great rifle. Nice job.
Had her out hunting yet?
| Clark |
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| 19/10/10 04:45 AM |
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Dino,
Thanks! Actually took it out this weekend for moose hunting but didn't shoot anything, even though I was close to moose, deer and boar.
Regarding re-chambering, AFAIK my gunsmith didn't need to move the barrel anything, he just opened up the chamber with a x62 tool.
The Swedish law limits the number of hunting guns you can own to 6, the first four you can have whatever you want (for example you could have 4 centerfire rifles), but the last two you need to motivate and they need to differ enough from the other ones. So if you have 4 rifles its easy to get a shotgun. And if you have a small caliber rifle you can always motivate another if it is of larger caliber and so on. But the required motivation isn't specified in any way so it is on a case to case basis.
But this law only applies to rifles and shotguns, there is different rules when it comes to handguns etc. And you can have a shotgun for sport shooting / practice outside of the 6 others.
And that is one of the reasons that these kind of rifles are valued so low. A 146 generally cost around $200 if it is in decent shape. And a 46 you can have for less than ~$100.
/C
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| 19/10/10 05:43 AM |
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Great looking 9,3 Clark.
I'm tempted to go to Sweden to buy a cheap 146 myself, but can't come up with a good reason that the authorities over here would accept since I have a 9,3x62 already...
| DarylS |
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TKs for the answer on the re-chamber. I'd thought of re-chambering my 46 9.3x57, but I'm getting 2300fps with 2 different loads using 270gr., 2,200fps with 286 and 2,175fps with 300's. The 232's are 2,450fps and sized down 225gr. Hornady's run 2,550fps. All that, it doesn't kick much, and I already having a 9.3x62 Comercial Mauser.
A person really should have both, though.
Merely, I want one, works here, for now.
I'd love to buy a whack of 146's at $200.00 - even to getting 46's for $100.00.
The 146's run about $300.00 to $400.00 here, while the 46's are about $250.00 to $325.00. Some have high side-mounted scope mounts, some have the mounts with scopes, most are iron sighted. Most also have cracked wrists, normal for Husky's. Lucked out on mine - M46 for $275.00 no cracks, good bedding and drilled and tapped for Weaver bases - correctly.
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| 19/10/10 02:58 PM |
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Here ya go, Daryl;
146 and the 225 Horny .375 resized to .368 for my rifle, running at 2550, as you say.
| Rule303 |
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| 19/10/10 07:44 PM |
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Clark I like the style of your rifle.
Ozhunter you really do have some good rifles.
| DarylS |
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| 20/10/10 01:59 AM |
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I like that short forend, English styling as well.
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I had good inspiration from my brothers Rigby:
/C
| Igorrock |
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Here is mine custom-Husqvarna 146 converted to 9,3x64.
| Sville |
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I like it. More pictures? Different from my 46, that is untouched and in good conditions. Otherwise I had proberly customized it like that. //S
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I have just altered better stock (buttplate PACHMAYR Decelerator, pistol grip cap steel) trigger (from SAKO L61R with side safety), trigger guard assembly (from old SAKO-Mauser)and foresight. Otherwise it is normal Husqvarna.
It weights now with scope (LEUPOLD VX-III 1,5-6 with old all-steel TIKKA rings) roughly 4,5 kg (9,9 lbs).
| GSP7 |
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I have three m146s . One had already been chambered to x62. None are drilled and tapped, just original, cept one other had a bad stock so i duplicated one of the good stocks to a nice english walnut blank and put a red pad on it, finished it with Dalys and alkynet root stain. Love those 146s ! Im shootin 47gr imr 4895 with 285 gr bullets and necked up ww 8mm brass
| GSP7 |
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| 31/10/10 01:38 PM |
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Clark , sent you a PM about your rear sight
| DarylS |
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I have three m146s . One had already been chambered to x62. None are drilled and tapped, just original, cept one other had a bad stock so i duplicated one of the good stocks to a nice english walnut blank and put a red pad on it, finished it with Dalys and alkynet root stain. Love those 146s ! Im shootin 47gr imr 4895 with 285 gr bullets and necked up ww 8mm brass
The 47gr. load mentioned above is for the 9.3x57, not the 9.3x62. I noted GSP7 necked up 8x57 brass, which is what many of us use for the M46's. 8x57 brass will NOT work for 9.3x62 - it's too short by 3/10". Almost all 146's I've noted at tradexxcanada are 9.3x62, with only a few as 9.3x57.
I use 45.0gr. H4895 (same load with 300gr.- 2,175fps) with the 285 Privi's in my M46 9.3x57 and get 2,200fps for the effort. In my rifle, it is not a maximum load as far as case web expansion dictates.
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"The 47gr. load mentioned above is for the 9.3x57, not the 9.3x62"
Yes , you are correct. This is my 9.3x57 load. Not 9.3x62, and I use Grafs 9.3x62 brass for that cartrige
| 88MauSporter |
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| 23/11/10 10:10 AM |
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I finally received my 146 M98 9.3x62 from the gunsmith after a rechamber from 9.3x57. I also had the original bolt handle changed to the shape of original sporter Mauser. The handle I had was a basic bent over bolt. Unlike my M46 that was the classic straight slant Mauser shape. I am now, after reading the info from 9.3, thinking of rebedding the stock with glass bedding. Another friend advised me of the potential for splitting.
Very nice rifles, great NA and African hunting photos. I hope to follow suite.
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One HVA 146 I built for my sisterinlaw, for moosehunting in Norway Calibre 9.3x62 with an old Nickel scope in clawmount.
| DarylS |
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Beautiful work, Nyhuus.
The safety is very nicely done, too.
A similar bolt shroud with m70-style safety is available here, for $80.00 CDN at tradeexcanada web site out of Quebec.
I like both my 9.3's, however have a 'softer spot' for the 9.3x57.
| lancaster |
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yes, excellent work
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| 15/06/11 07:22 AM |
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Now that is nice. Good caliber too !.
| mehulkamdar |
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| 15/06/11 11:17 AM |
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Wow! Several lovely rifles on this thread. And this is also the thread that receives a fantastic first post from Ola Nyhuus, Ferlach graduate and one of Sweden's acknowledged great gunsmiths!
Thank you everyone who has posted here. Some magnificent posts on this thread! Good hunting, everyone!
| Clark |
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Must say that my rifle in the original post is also modified by Nyhuus, which I didn't mentioned. And he is Norwegian and not Swedish
.Hopefully he is soon finished with step 2 of the work planned, so that I can post updated pictures.
/Lars
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Hello Lars,
Sorry about the nationality mixup - I guess "Swedish" as that is where he is based. No offense meant or implied.
Beautiful rifle, and this, of course, deserves to be repeated!
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| 15/06/11 11:33 PM |
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No worries, I wrote Swedish in my first post as well (which Ola kindly remarked to me
).Thanks!
/Lars
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Clark and Nyhuus, beautiful rifles there.Liked them a lot.Thanks for sharing.
Best-
Vikram
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Some more pictures on Nyhuus rifle from his post, I especially like the full length pic:
/Lars
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| 08/07/11 01:37 AM |
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Yes-quite English - I love it.
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These rifles of the swedes here looks very slick. The traditional huntingrifles of the swedes are often like railroadsleepers made for passiv hunting..these rifles posted here however is truly an outstanding exception..very english made for lightcarry and for activ hunting(stalking)..
Thanks for sharing..:LOL
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Sister in-law? Must be a pretty fine gal.
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I like the style of that rifle and its flawless execution.
I like the original Oberndorf scope mountig system and the nice little Nickel scopes as well.
But I really wonder how much forward the scope is mounted.The correct eye relief of those scopes is much shorter (at least 5 or 6 cm ).
I know this because I use them on two of my rifles.
To my view you must extremely crawl into the stock or need to have a neck like a giraffe, when the scope is mounted as to be seen above.
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The 'heads-up' style that fits the original Swedish stocks does require a more rearward mounting of a scope without 4" or more eye relief.
The two custom stocks appear to be quite high combed, not conductive to a heads-up offhand shooting postion.
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I'm sure Ola Nyhuus has his reasons for building the rifle the way he built it. The man has a Ferlach diploma and is a legend in gunmaking from all that I have heard. I'll guess that not all of us are built the same way and that that is why someone would have commissioned this particular rifle for their specific physical form.
Hope to see more pics of his work over here. And, I have an invitation to visit his shop which I hope to do in the not too distant future.
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I'm sure Ola Nyhuus has his reasons for building the rifle the way he built it. The man has a Ferlach diploma and is a legend in gunmaking from all that I have heard. I'll guess that not all of us are built the same way and that that is why someone would have commissioned this particular rifle for their specific physical form.
Hope to see more pics of his work over here. And, I have an invitation to visit his shop which I hope to do in the not too distant future.
I could see this rifle was way above average of gunmaking, and now ofcouse I know why. Love to visit his shop one day.
Olas homepage: http://www.bossmakaren.se/index.html
Hejsan Ola.
Hvor langt bor du fra Helsingborg?.
Fantastisk flot arbejde:LOL..
Jens.
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Mehul
I was merely making an observation.
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Daryl,
And a perfectly valid observation too, my friend! Always enjoy your posts and I was also guessing about the reasons for this based on Justcurious and your posts - hopefully, we'll hear from Ola soon, as well as get more pics of his work.
Good hunting!
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Olas workshop is just 20-30 minutes from Helsingborg.
/C
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I could assure you that she's a fine gal with healthy interests! She earlier bought a light, fully engraved Otto Bock rifle from me in calibre 8x57I in mint condition , sadly she couldn’t shoot it because of the recoil, so she ordered a well suited 9.3 instead.
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The scope has a eyerelife at 7-8 cm, and is placed at 8cm from here eyes, and realy low. it suites here well, even she's not a giraffe!
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Update:
Ola just finished the next steps and now it is mostly finished.
What was done:
- Replaced flag safety with M/70 3-way style safety (Ola will add extra safety arm later).
- Glass bedded
- Fitted a Leupold 3x24 scope in Recknagel swing mounts.
- Replaced bolt handle.
- Shortened stock by an inch or so as it was far too long before.
Some pics:
/C
| rigbymauser |
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Beautiful rifle. Ola does a good job I must say. Ofcouse...Recknagel G9 mounts:LOL.
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Beautiful, Clark! A lovely, sleek rifle and she must be a pleasure to carry and hunt with!
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I like your sling, who made it and where did you buy it?
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Some very nice rifles indeed. Excelent workmanship.
| Clark |
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Thanks everyone, I'm very happy on how it turned out. It's a pleasure to shoot.
The sling is a vintage, british one, bought from a UK dealer. Don't know the maker.
/Lars
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wow what a beauty!
| Clark |
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And the rifle have finally been to Africa (Namibia), a wonderful trip and the rifle performed perfectly. Loaded with 286 grains Woodleigh RN, which was more than adequate for african game.
First game, a Red Hartebeest, around 200 yards, shot through the heart:
And a mountain zebra, frontal shot at 80-90 yards:
/C
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Clark,
First of all, congratulations! Magnificent trophies with a beautiful rifle - isn't it wonderful when a dream project with a lovely custom rifle and an African hunt comes together? And, especially, thank you for this post. It is particularly nice of you to remember to share hunt pictures with a rifle that all of us enjoyed seeing being put together!
If you have time, please consider either writing a hunt report for the African hunting forum, or write an article for our E-zine.
Good hunting!
| Viking338 |
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| 01/04/14 05:11 PM |
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Clark,
First of all, congratulations! Magnificent trophies with a beautiful rifle - isn't it wonderful when a dream project with a lovely custom rifle and an African hunt comes together? And, especially, thank you for this post. It is particularly nice of you to remember to share hunt pictures with a rifle that all of us enjoyed seeing being put together!
If you have time, please consider either writing a hunt report for the African hunting forum, or write an article for our E-zine.
Good hunting!
+1 couldn't agree more, I enjoyed reading this post in the past and now, Wow a dream realised. Thank you so much for the photo's and reporting so we can enjoy it again, congratulations.
| Clark |
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| 02/04/14 07:06 AM |
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Thanks so much for the very kind words guys!
There's something really special in building a rifle and dreaming of once taking it to Africa, and then actually fulfilling that dream. And you appreciate it even more when having used it for what it was made for.
/C
| Deutsche_Vortrekker |
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| 03/04/14 01:14 AM |
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I have had a few of the Husqvarna Mausers ( none as nice as yours) and have found all were well adjusted working type weapons.The wood on the rifles i owned was quite plain Beech . I am guessing that Husqvarna fitted their rifles with different kinds of wood. Of course 9.3x62 is a most excellent caliber and having a Husqvarna in any of the 9.3's is something to be proud of.
| Clark |
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| 03/04/14 06:30 PM |
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The 46 and 146 model was both made before or during WW2 on either 96/M38 or FN M98 actions, in both 9,3x57 and 9,3x62. After the war these models were replaced by the 640 model and subsequently the 1600, which was built on either M98, 96/m38 and Husqvarnas own, "improved" M98. They were available in different qualities and many of them hade Beech or even Birch wood, and they had lost the elegant shape of the pre-WW2 46 and 146.
Still workable and usable rifles though, but never of the quality of the earlier rifles.
/C
| rpeck |
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| 28/05/14 10:21 AM |
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Here is mine. I picked it up at a gun show about a month ago.
Has a Timney trigger and Decelerator Pad. Glass bedded.
Excellent bore and original blue. 9.3 x 57 Made in 1943.
I had a real nice one once upon a time. It was all original and in minty condition
with the early rounded pistol grip stock. I did use it to shoot deer and bear.
But I sold it because the stock was too long for me, I wanted to mount a scope and
didn't want to drill it or cut the stock down.
| Igorrock |
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| 28/05/14 05:13 PM |
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Seems to be Husqvarna m/146 with small ring m96 action.
| Sville |
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| 28/05/14 05:17 PM |
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Or more proberly a 46 that is customized.
| Sville |
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| 28/05/14 05:21 PM |
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Yes, Igorrock you are right. Because of the problems during the war they did some of them with the old small ring m96 action. My father has one of those from 1941.
| lancaster |
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| 28/05/14 11:01 PM |
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thats not a M 146 but a M 46 A in production from 1942 to 1945 because Husqvarna cant get M 98 actions anymore. http://www.skydevaaben.com/allhvamodels/info.xml
its new to me that they were marked with 9,3x57
my information was that Husqvarna wrote only 9,3 because it WAS allways the 9,3x57.
like here on my own 1937 made M 46
it was put about it they only start with the M 46 AN what is basically the same rifle like the M 46 A but in 9,3x62 to engrave "9,3x62" to distinct this from the common "9,3".
it seems this statement was wrong