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Picked this rifle up from a neighbor today, was thinking from the description talking to him about it awhile back, it was a Husqvarna.
But not, just marked m-5000 Husky. Tradewinds imported. It is in 22-250, super slick action, and very nice trigger. Has an older Bushnell (Japan) 3x9 rangefinder scope.
Anybody have one, and throw out a ball park value number on it.
Thanks!

Had one in a 7mag Was decent shooter action was slick as glass Had a great trigger They are nice rifles Just wasn’t one of my favorites And I wound up selling it I think for $600

I only know what you tell me!

This is all I can tell you from 4 minutes of research:


Husky 5000 Tradewinds rifle




Your rifle is actually an m600 action, since it is a pushfeed and not the HVA CRF action. Yours may be marked "5000", but it is actually a later m600 action. Nice rifle though.

It is a Krico made in Weat Germany.

Tradewinds confused things when they went from Husqvarna to Krico and kept the same H-5000 model designation.

I had one in 22-250 years ago, SN 122763, it was missing the plastic bolt shroud, and being an unknow quantity, I got it for a song. It was very accurate with 55 grain bullets and was my primary truck gun for a couple of years in the mid-90s before it found a new home.

The 600 used double set triggers according to the article BSA posted, that pictured rifle shows a single traditional trigger, at least as best I can tell.

Is that part of the confusion 260Remguy?

I didn't know that I was confused. The rifle that the OP posted pictures of is a Krico that was imported by Tradewinds. I had the same rifle with the same trigger. I've seen Tradewinds Kricos with DSTs and no open sights and Tradewinds Kricos with single triggers and open sights. I haven't seen a lot of them, but those were the two configuration that I've seen.

I have BSA on ignore, so I don't see anything that he posts.

Thanks for the info. I paid 450.00 for it,and he gave me 5 boxes of older yellow box Western ammo, and about 100 empties. Just an older Bushnell Banner 3x9 with range finder gizmo, but it is crystal clear , and made in Japan, Will change the rings out, and see how she shoots!

You did well at that price. That is a nice classic rifle. Probably a good shooter too.

He gets confused easily.

That is a quality rifle and I've never had a Krico that wouldn't shoot. The only thing that I didn't like about mine was the size/weight of the rear sight.

If you ever run into a Tradewinds 311A .22 bolt gun for under $400 with condition, buy it. It is another Krico import that few people know about, so prices can be well below their actual value. I have read that Voere built these rifles and that they were sold under different model names/numbers with a variety of different stock configurations by Krico, Kleinguehter, Mauser, Tradewinds, and Voere.

Back on 03/29/07 Duckbill posted pictures of his Husky H-5000 Krico in 30-06. Single trigger and open sights. No confusion, none at all.

I don't claim to be an expert on any rifles except the Savage Model 1920s, but I've owned a couple thousand rifles and seen 10s of thousands of them over the past 55 years. I am blessed, or cursed, with a near photographic memory, so if I've seen it, I remember at least something about it.

You got a good deal.

Why does assigning almost the same rifle model nomenclature... The portal to confusion... Sound so "Husqvarna Factory 'usual suspect'! Two entirely different rifles, differing manufacturer, differing fundamental action style - one CRF and the other Push Feed! I suppose that observing each similarity as "rifle" genre, sufficient to have like model numbers. About like linking blonde and brunette; gorilla and aardvark, respectively!

Will the "real Husqvarna Model 5000 please stand up?" Emerged the "Husky Model H 5000" in CRF config. Reflecting the latter sixties "alloy" bottom metal standard, as perhaps last CRF Husqvarna "Hurrah!"
My sole representative Husky H5000 in 7 Mag chambering as the principal reason I purchased it. Believing it the only Factory Husky Model ever chambered in 7mm Remington. Such, my 'fatal attraction' in an otherwise 'nice', but nothing extraordinary, bit utilitarian, rifle.

I know nothing about the Kriko beyond recognizing the name and recollection of unique style action. Don't have my "Bolt Action Rifles" DeHaas book handy which otherwise likely to offer a primer. It does look the handsome, quality rifle and on that basis, a congrats concerning your acquisition!

Best!
John

One of the problems with DeHaas' books on bolt action rifles is that he wrote chapters on rifles that he'd only seen a limited number of and apparently didn't look at the factory literature to confirm if the rifles that he was able to handle were factory spec. His chapters on the Savage 1920 and Newton have numerous errors in them, others likely do too.

I don't know why Tradewinds kept the same model name, H-5000, for both their Husqvarna imports and at least some of their Krico imports. It seems unnecessary and confusing, but they must have had a reason. Maybe they didn't want to pay for a new roll stamp. Maybe they thought that their customer base wouldn't notice the difference.

S&W retained the same model designations for the Husqvarnas that they imported, models A thru E, with both the HVA and later pushfeed actions. Not many people seem to collect those rifles, but it can be confusing if you're looking to buy and the seller doesn't know the difference between the actions.

I'm guessing the latter: 40% of folks would just assume the same and keep buying. It's why Rem kept all their cheap stuff as a 700-something (770, 783)... Some people assumed they were just variants of the real deal.

I had one of the rifles shown, the one marked "Husky". Mine was a 30-06 and it flat out kicked the snot out of me. I sold it sometime around 1968 when food on the table was more a priority than the rifle. Wish I could find another one with the Mauser action or just the stock for one with the Mauser action. They were very nice rifles. I have a Husqvarna 640 barreled action that is now cobbled into a stock so I can shoot it. I just would like to find a Husky stock to drop it into.
Paul B.

Bolt Action Rifles by de Haas

I have a 1640 Husqvarna, 25-06, really like it.