Cal-ApeR wrote:Bigrich, that is great for an old rifle. Things may not have had the precision back then but they sure did make things strong and made to last. Very impressive.
I've read that the Swede is commonly used to drop moose. Makes me laugh at our regs on hunting. Some Polly who maybe, just maybe shot a 22lr once has come up with the minimum cartridge size.
Not too many modern makers of rifles for the 6.5x55. I see Sako, tikka, CZ. I also see Sauer s100. I wonder how they go? Not a bad price.
for the money, tikka's are out standing. i have mates who have them , they are qaulity built, with good triggers and very accurate out of the box. if i was looking for a keeper for the rest of my life, a sako barvarian (no sights ) ,would float my boat .out of milsurps, i favour the m38 husqvarna. gustavs are a beutifull built rifle ( i might get another, but my eyes don't deal with open sights too well ), but huskys have the stronger receiver due to better metalurgy at the time they were made.and sights that start at 100 yards instead of 300 on the gustav .plenty of cheap sporters for sale online, just get one with a good barrel . the millitary barrels are very good .a bit of topic, but have seen some awsome old husky commercial sporters for sale lately online. these aren't old millitary actions, but proper sporters. they don't have the stripper clip cut outs in the receivers.i think there is still one on ozguns in 8x57, not even drilled for scope mounts, just flip up sights ! rebel gun works in brisbane has one in 7x57. hmmmm. should i get a bigger safe ?