About a month ago I was looking through the used gun rack in a gunshop about 300 miles from home and found a Husqvarna rifle in 308. The wood is nice, the checkering is somewhat worn from honest use. I'm guessing the barrel is 20-21" long with iron sights. It had a cheap throw away scope on it. The rifle just felt good.

I know next to nothing about these rifles except that they are highly thought of by many. Asking price is $450. I will be back in the area next week and if this is a great deal I may consider buying it. If it is still there. At this time of year chances are good it will be.

Opinions please!

The husqvarna rifles i have been around have been decent shooters, but not tack drivers. Even the crown grade 300 wm and 270 shoot well enough for a hunting rifle but not match grade by any means. If it were me I would probably buy it and use it as a donor for a custom rifle in 7mm08 or 260, but that is just me. Nice mauser action rifle all in all.

I bought my son one in 270 he has shot a lot of game with it, he's used it from Alaska to South Africa the last couple years.

JRM,

If the rifle in question has a 20.75" bbl and is fairly lwt, it sounds like to me it's the M-4100 Lwt. The same rifle was imported by Smith & Wesson as the model "B" or "C" depending or whether or not it had a Monte Carlo stock. If indeed that's what it is, it will have a schnable forend. If so, you have found a rare treasure. If you do buy it and decide to rebarrel, I'd be very interested in the take-off barrel. I have one in .270 Win and one in .30-06. The '06 doesn't much thrill me, and I'd much rather it was a .308...

Edw

Grasshopper, I picked up a NIB "B" in 308 a few years ago. Box is no good but rifle is unfired still. It is a treasure. About the dimensions of a Model 7 or a bit slimmer.
I kinda thought the action was the 1640.
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I believe the 1640 and 4100 are the same action, with some slight differences in stock configurations. I've been searching high and low for a nice one, $450 is a very fair price if it is in good shape.

It does have a Schnable foreend. I did not measure the barrel, but I could tell it was less than 22" based on the fact it was shorter than other guns in the rack that I know are 22".

I take it that $450 would be a fair price. If I buy I would probable leave it as is. The Trashco scope would be gone and I may just use it with the factory irons.

I've had 3 of them going back into the 1930's an all have been marvelously accurate.

It sounds like a great buy! You may want to have the action bedded to the stock for improved accuracy but the .308 is not hurt much by short barrels.

Buy it, if you don't like it throw it for sale here in the classifieds, I'm sure one of us will buy it.