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Nicw rifle DF! Well done on that stock!

BSA,

He has another awesome Husqvarna in .270 that is gorgeous

I have two 146's ive posted pics of here several times! They are great rifles!!

Yes, they are excellent rifles. I don't understand why they are so overlooked. They are kind of the Rodney Dangerfield of rifles. When I see them around here, they usually have a $400.00 price tag on them. I think they are great. The lightweights are lighter than the pre 64 model 70 fwt and all the Husky's I've shot produce hunting rifle accuracy. Generally 1- 1 1/2 moa. They are Mauser tough and nothing ever really goes wrong with them. A friend has one chambered in 270 and it is the 1600 lightweight I believe. She paid $350.00 for it and that's her only deer rifle.

Thanks, KW.

It was a fun project and it's a real shooter. The action is glass smooth; those guys do know how to make good steel and good guns.

Because it is so light, I wasnted a light trigger, thus the Timney.

It's a short, handy gun for ladder stands and box blinds.

130's are all I've shot in it, chosen because of it's light weight and keeping down recoil. They were so accurate and killed WT's so well, I haven't tried anything else.

DF

I'd like to see a Husqvarna .270. I've never seen one before .

Next time I'm over to his place I'll get a pick of it. Really pretty! Nice walnut stock. It's my understanding this particular model (1953 vintage) was made for export. It's built on std FN 98 action.

It came into the shop when I was still working there, and my oldest son bought it. He kept it a few years and traded it to his brother for something. Heck I don't remember.

Take which ever one is lighter - after a few days of humping the mountains the lighter rifle is the one that will go.......

See,that is just crazy! A F250 for bunnies?? That is like using a 10 gauge on a house fly. You know a .410 or a Hyundai will do the job just fine.

F-150 may be a better fit...

Afterall, those wabbits ain't that big...

DF

I,too, have had terrible results with the 30-06 hence my move to the 270 Win.

Nice rifle Bob.

Your son has great taste in firearms.

Any idea of what he's gonna use in that there pea-shooter?

Evenin' Ken!

It seems to like the 180 NPT's with 55 grns of IMR 4350 I loaded up for him. They shoot well in his Springfield sporter too. He seems happy. in six weeks we are headed up the the ranch in GMU 18 for second rifle. Will be his first elk hunt! He is excited!

I remember my first elk hunt,excited is the perfect word!

Good luck to him and that load will work on a bull elk.

Thanks Ken!

If he kills a bull,a few pics please. Shouldn't be to hard too get a big smile on his face.

Oh don't worry!!! He gets the "fever" pretty bad! This is going to be an interesting hunt!

Good luck to you and your son on his first elk hunt. Should be an awesome time and I don't blame him for being excited. Don't be surprised, if he doesn't get any sleep the night before. ... Worse than the night before Christmas...

Thanks BSA. He's pumped.

[quote=EdM]I,too, have had terrible results with the 30-06 hence my move to the 270 Win.

When you bump it down one more notch to the magic 6.5, then you have the right bullet size, works like a charm

Heck they all work well with proper bullets thru vitals, within sane ranges.

Good luck in Montana! I've "impressed" almost all my elk with a .30-06. My sons and I have killed them from 15 yards to 400.

Make your first shot a good one, and then don't be afraid to keep pouring the lead in if your have to. Every elk I've had to shoot again was already dead but didn't know it. They take a while to know they are dead sometimes.

I have belted magnums in the gun rack. It is true that when I grab my 30-06, I seem to end up glassing clearcuts and the next day I'm dragging a 24" Magnum through the alders. Go figure.

I wouldn't be on The Fire if I didn't have opinions. Here are mine. If you are not loading 180 grains bullets or heavier in your 30-06, you had just as well be carrying a 308.
Practice field shooting. Standard positions, then off your backpack, off the side of a tree, over a log, off your buddy's shoulder. Bench practice gives you confidence in your rifle, field practice gives you confidence in yourself. You need both.

I've always said you have to be fit to hunt elk. But then I started saying it when I was fit. Now I just go a lot slower.

I had a bud ask me to load some rounds for him for his first elk hunt. I loaded 168 TSXs for his Win Classic Fwt. SS '06. After confirming it liked 4350 with said bullet, we dialed it in with a silver Vari-XIII 3.5-10x40 and off he went.

He took a nice 5x5 bull. One shot DRT. One of those shots where the azz of the animal drops out from under them. After they take a seat, the rest follows. He WAS impressed