MarinePMI
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I saw this rifle at Allan's Armory, and it struck me as odd that it had (what appears to be) a Mauser 98 cocking piece on a 96 Husky action. Any ideas?
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jgrabow
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That probably is a FN 98 Mauser action. Husqvarna produced rifles using both 96 and 98 actions. They bought all their 98's. What caliber is it?
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jgrabow
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Here are some links.
The "Swedish Civilian & Sporting Firearms" page has everything you ever wanted to know about Sweedish Mausers:
http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=50
If you know the serial number, you can look up the date of manufacture here by clicking on "Husqvarna Serial Numbers / Production Dates":
http://www.skydevaaben.com/index.xml
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Paul
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As you can see from the link pics, the rifle looks like a forerunner of the 1640 series from the 1960s. Those rifles had the same unchequered schnabel fore end and high-fronted comb with a long drop to the pistol hand.
Their commercial M98 actions had the sliding safety, streamlined bolt shroud, low-scope bolt handle and a simpler, dovetailed rear sight, as seen in the link. The trigger guard on your rifle has the square, unrefined look of a military Mauser, suggesting it does not have a hinged floorplate, though the later bows were not much more elegant.
The barrel-band swivel belies the cheap-and-cheerful look, though. Did Huskies ever come like that? Could it be an austerity postwar model made for the Swedish market, the swivel intended for slinging the rifle in thick forests?
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DarylS
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Appears to be a model 146 Husky to me. That being a M98 action. The models 46 and 46B were M94 actions, not 96 actions - pretty much identical, though.
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Daryl
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MarinePMI
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Thanks for all the replies guys!
It's currently a 9.3x57, though I plan to punch it out to 62mm. I don't have the rifle yet, but will give more details as I can.
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jgrabow
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Allan's Armory ocassionally has 98 Husky's chambered in 9.3 x 62. If you haven't bought the rifle yet, it might be worth waiting for Allan to get more 9.3 x 62's.
I had a 146 re-chambered from 9.3 x 57 to 9.3 x 62. In addition to the chamber work, you will need to modify the rails and feed ramp. The new reamer case neck diameter and the old were not the same size. After firing, the case neck has a sharp step in it. When loading the magazine, the last one or two cartridges will rock back and forth in the magazine and you have to make sure you press down on the forward section of the last cartridge otherwise the bolt will ride over the top of the cartridge and you end up with an empty chamber. I think this is due to the magazine box being designed for the 8mm and 9.3 mm round and not the 9.3 x 62.
Other than these issues, I like the rifle/cartridge combination. I always wanted a 9.3 x 62 and the style and weight of the 146 convinced me to have the rifle re-chambered.
If you still want to have the rifle re-chambered, make sure the person doing the work addresses the above issues. If I had to do it again, I’d would keep the rifle 9.3 x 57.
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Jim
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