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That's a very cool rifle and a great find. Hope you enjoy it!


Did Husky ever make a LH action?




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Here a a couple of more links with info.

Complete list of Husqvarna civilian arms

and here is another link with more info on the Husqvarna 1600 series models Husqvarna

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I had one. It was very accurate

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If you are thinking of selling it .forget it you will regret it..most refined Mauser made ans smoothest also...small ring for a lighter weight and a nifty ingenious bolt release....every husky I have had shot well and they got the balance right..

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Big husqvarna fan here, but they typically have a pretty awful trigger pull. Finding a tradewinds adjustable one built for them is tough, and pricey.

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The push feed S&W Huskies had adjustable triggers. They were the best of the Husqvarna triggers.

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Originally Posted by Talus_in_Arizona
That's a very cool rifle and a great find. Hope you enjoy it!


Did Husky ever make a LH action?




I don't know if the action is Husqvarna, but I bought my wife a LH rifle marked HVA-Carl Gustaf-Sweden, FORENADE FABRIKSVERKEN, chambered in 25-06. It's a beautiful rifle!

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Ol. Mine I got in high school when I was 14 w/a 280000 SN and was a 243 Mani. I shot the barrel out shooting ground squirrels w/50 cent a pound 4831 and 80 gr Speer rejects @ $2.50/hun. I then rebarreled it to 308 which I shot from about 1971 till now. I had Jim Dubell make a 338-06 bbl. (both 20.5" factory profile) for it which it has on now. I swith back and forth w/the 308. The reason for the 338-06 is for timber elk as well as I have a Moose tag this fall. I have loved that rifle for about 50 years now as it is short, light, great balance and quite attractive. The 250gr. NPT loaded full blast is not for those afraid of recoil though!- Muddy

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Weren't the first Husqvarna rifles sold in USA imported by Tradewinds? The guns had the schnabel forend and pic of a Husky dog in the adds. Back in the early 60s.

I remember the S&W rifles being an early 70s introduction, maybe mid-70s? Buddy of mine has a Tradewinds Husky, a well-used .30-06. Great rifle, all you could ever want.

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Tradewinds was the first importer of Husqvarna from the late 50's to 1966 when Smith and Wesson began importing them. At that point Tradewinds switched to Krico rifles. 1970 saw the end of Husqvarna rifle production.

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Originally Posted by moosemike
Tradewinds was the first importer of Husqvarna from the late 50's to 1966 when Smith and Wesson began importing them. At that point Tradewinds switched to Krico rifles. 1970 saw the end of Husqvarna rifle production.


Tradewinds muddied the water by keeping the same name, H-5000, for the Krico imports after S&W became the Husqvarna importer.

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Yes they did. A lot of people still think Krico's are Husky's. Some even think Zoli's and Carl Gustaf's are Husky's. The waters have been pretty muddied and even FN gets confused with Husqvarna.

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Husqvarna used FN large ring 98 actions on the 640 series in the late 1940s. I have them in 6.5x55, 8x57, and 9.3x62.

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Yup. Then there was the JC Higgins model 51 which was a mix of FN and Husqvarna. It's very confusing.

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Mine is is a Hi-Standard. The front sight looks like it came off some kind of Ray Gun but the action is all Husqvarna (HVA). It shoots as well as any 30/06, day in and day out, that I've ever had. It is my go to rough hunting gun.

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