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Definitely not a Husqvarna, but it is definitely an Interarms Mark X.

Neat stuff, fellas! I would hunt the OP's rifle any day, as well as all the rest here. Kind of mirrors my own "collection"- not much there newer than WWII.

That Model 54 in particular sings to me. I have a couple- a .30-30 and a .22 K-Hornet.

I like Winchester 54s, as they remind me of what a long action Savage 1920 could have been.

I think that Savage missed the boat when they chose not to catalog a long action version of the 1920, initially in 30-06 and, maybe 256 Newton and 7x57, and then later in 270.

The only 7mm Mag (which caliber I don't much care for) I have ever lusted after was a Husquevarna. I don't remember now what the guy wanted me to do to it, but when I check fired it afterwards, it put 5 factory ammo shots in just over a half inch at 100 yards off my bench. 3 times running.

Fugger wouldn't sell it, tho.

That's an Interarms Mk X.

This is a Husqvarna:



Got em both, both are nice.

Cool that Sears used to sell these, Mod 50 & 51 built on genuine FN actions.

Here is my Higgins 50/51 in the same rifle. Bought a 50 in a plastic stock. Fitted it in a 51 takeoff I picked up in the classifieds. Shoots well with many bullets. Took an antelope in October with it.

Doh! Sorry about the brain fart. Yes, the above is an Interarms Mark X in .270 Win.


Here is the Husqvarna in .243 Win:

Husqvarna Crown Grade .358 Norma Magnum




46A 9.3x57





Parker-Hale .308 Norma Magnum (restocked)

Not Husqvarna, not even centerfire but I have a couple of 'old school' rimfires that belonged to Granddad.

The first is a Remington Model 24 ( a licensed copy of Browning's .22 semi-auto bottom eject) that shoots .22 Short. Grew up shooting that thing and it was always accurate. Grandma used to use it to head shoot the chickens. Made in the early 1940's. Still shoots great. After I got out of the servie in '74 the first big purchase was a Browning SA-22. Figured I wouldn't live long enough to inherit the Remington, but did get it 40 years later. Meantime, my daughters grew up shooting the Browning.

The second is a High Standard Model C, a .22 Short semi0auto made in the late 1940's. Grew up shooting this as well and, like the Remington, It still shoots great.

.22 Shorts are somewhat hard to find but I have a couple thousand sitting on my shelf of .22 ammo.

My oldest firearm is My other Granddad's 'Iver Johnson Firearms and Bicycle Works' 12 gauge shotgun, a break-open single shot. Shoots ok in warm weather but I think it needs a new hammer spring as it is unreliable in the cold.

Love that old M-54. I have one in 22 Hornet but don't have pics to post. Maybe I can take one tomorrow.

Good to hear from You Dave. I saw your Savage 99 and it reminded me when I go mine. My dad died about 3 yrs ago. The day after he died my mom called me and my brother upstairs. We took the guns out of their cases . Dad had a note to my brother Dave. It said " Dave I want you to have my Browning auto 12 gauge., Take care. " It was dated 2012. I opened the Savage 99 and there was no notes. I told my brother I would take " The Savage" I went to the back yard and sat on the table and said to myself , " he gave me the Savage" and I burst out in tears. Very emotional when someone thinks enough to give you a gun they cherished.

I love my 54 in .30 WCF, would love to see your pics.

Nice old winchester, z1r. For sure old school cool.

I also strongly favor old rifles and old designs.
I am in favor of any kind of gun and shooting that burns powder or compresses air. But for my own tastes I like the older ones Starting with fllintlocks.

My "Modern rifles" are AR15s, an AR10 style I made myself, A Mossberg MVP in 308,

And then I have a "Class of rifles" that is not what I think of as old school, but are not super modern either. These guns are ones I like, that are older in design, but are still in production or at least the actions are. A Ruger #1, a Marlin 336, 10 different Mausers from 25-06 to 404 Jeffery. 2 of which are made in the commercial style (no thumb--cut for stripper clips) and the other 8 being per-war rifles ----before I made custom rifles out of their actions.

In the category of old rifles which are not made at all anymore I have a 1903 Mannlicher in 6.5X54, a Remington M81 in 300 Savage, a M99 Savage, also in 300 Savage, two M1895 Lever actions, a 303 British made in the style of a Lee Speed, and an M1 Garand.

On the list above the only rifle I have that I have not killed game with is the new AR10 and that's because I only finished it up in December of 2019 after all my hunting was finished for that year. After Christmas my wife went on one elk hunt in Montana, and brought one back, but all my hunting was over on the 15th of December and I finished the AR10 after I was done.

On my bucket list I have a Remington 141 in 35 Remington, but I have not ever found one when I had the money to buy, and then when I was broke---that's when I find them for sale. Things just have not worked out yet so I can get one.

I like guns and I like the fact that others like guns. The more the better.
But for me personally very few guns made today have my interest to a point I'd like to have one. Maybe a BLR in 358 Winchester, but most others just don't "call to me"

Real rifles have iron sights; they might have a scope mounted, but they still have iron sights.

Great stuff!!!

Figgered as much when I first saw it. But a Mark X full stock .270 in that condition is far, far from a bad thing. If a true brain fart, t'would have come from a petite red head with a diet of fresh strawberries.

Bad aaaaaaass!