Tell me about your Husqvarna 640...

Hedge774 said:

I live in Knoxville. I love KY woods!

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@Hedge774
When we were in the USA last year we had lunch with @Ridge Runner at cracker barrel near Knoxville. Beautiful country in the fall.
Bob

Flipper Dude said:

Oh, I see what you’re doing here now. I think they call it “trolling”. Hell, the ‘06 has killed more game in Texas than the 303 has all time worldwide. Ain’t even close.

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@Flipper Dude
I ain't that much into fishing so I ain't trolling.
It's just good old fashioned down to earth shit stirring.
Bob

Flipper Dude said:

Well, I admit that I didn’t know what a 30-378 was, so I used the google and found out that it was one of those fancy Weatherbys. We Texans are not flashy, braggarts or flamboyant.

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@Flipper Dude
That's why y'all drive big flashy 4x4s, caddies with a big set of longhorns on the bonnet, wear ten gallon hat on five gallon heads to go with your gator skin boots and check shirts. Don't forget the oil wells in every front yard.Well that's what we see on TV
Very inconspicuous.
Seriously the short time I spent in Texas I found them to be down to earth, humble and very gracious people that I had the great pleasure of meeting. The ones I met were exceptional people and treasure the time I spent with them. The same with all the American AHers I met whilst their. A community of the nicest people you will meet.
Bob

Flbt said:

I don’t either probably been over 20 years since I had one. And it was only to help a friend out. A old 742 rem. Had it less than a month.
The only use I have for a 30-06 is to make it a 35 w

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How dare you.....

Blasphemy!!

Only convert a 30-06 to a 303 to a 35 only as the bore wears out.

Once the 35 rifling wears out start over with a new 30-06 bore barrel and repeat.

Flbt said:

I thought tx liked everything bigger so shouldn’t the 30-378 be tx 30?

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Contrary to Texans opinions.....not everything is bigger in Texas....
Well......except a true birth right Texans' ego ,....and so dry, hot and thirsty they had to drink water from a horse's hoof print. LMAO.

While most folks were appreciative of the 32-20 Winchester. Texans preferred the 38-55 Winchester. LMAO.

Note: for those not familiar with the 38-55 caliber it is a 375 caliber, and it was the predecessor to the 30-30.

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:

@Hedge774
When we were in the USA last year we had lunch with @Ridge Runner at cracker barrel near Knoxville. Beautiful country in the fall.
Bob

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Just wished we had more time to let you and the missus see more parts of the area and enjoy some true Tennessean hospitality.

I definitely enjoyed the little time you could spend passing through Tennessee.

Ridge Runner said:

Contrary to Texans opinions.....not everything is bigger in Texas....
Well......except a true birth right Texans' ego ,....and so dry, hot and thirsty they had to drink water from a horse's hoof print. LMAO.

While most folks were appreciative of the 32-20 Winchester. Texans preferred the 38-55 Winchester. LMAO.

Note: for those not familiar with the 38-55 caliber it is a 375 caliber, and it was the predecessor to the 30-30.

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I’ll take one of those Daniel Webster cigars

Flipper Dude said:

I’ll take one of those Daniel Webster cigars

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LMAO......THAT'S Seegare in Texasan.

Ridge Runner said:

How dare you.....

Blasphemy!!

Only convert a 30-06 to a 303 to a 35 only as the bore wears out.

Once the 35 rifling wears out start over with a new 30-06 bore barrel and repeat.

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@Ridge Runner
Start with a 35 Whelen, when barrel wears out bore out to .375 or 400 Whelen when barrel wears out you will probably be dead so who cares about starts with the 30-06. Start big and go bigger
Bob

Ridge Runner said:

Just wished we had more time to let you and the missus see more parts of the area and enjoy some true Tennessean hospitality.

I definitely enjoyed the little time you could spend passing through Tennessee.

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@Ridge Runner
It was great to catch up with you mate you are a true gentleman.
Bob

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:

@Ridge Runner
Start with a 35 Whelen, when barrel wears out bore out to .375 or 400 Whelen when barrel wears out you will probably be dead so who cares about starts with the 30-06. Start big and go bigger
Bob

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LMAO...Don't need anything bigger than the 30-06 in North America.

But,.... bigger is funner. For the bigger NA game.

Besides I already have a 375H&H and two 458WM's so why would I need a 35Whelen or any similar caliber that I have multiple calibers to cover the 35Whelen void.

FYI.... as a BP fanatic.....There's no comparison.... when the ultimate hunting is with a 60 bore flintlock long gun.

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:

@Ridge Runner
It was great to catch up with you mate you are a true gentleman.
Bob

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Same here. But better deal for me...I got to meet your missus.

Please tell her I send her my kindest regards.

Ridge Runner said:

Same here. But better deal for me...I got to meet your missus.

Please tell her I send her my kindest regards.

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@Ridge Runner
Thanks mate, yes she is a wonderful woman.
Judy says gooday

Late to the discussion here, but this is my 640 (or is it?). Hard to tell with some of these Husqvarnas from what I've read. Appears to have been made around 1950 based on serial number. 30-06 with a Leupold 2-7. Have shot some excellent groups (<0.5", 100 yards) with ammo it likes. The shooter needs to practice sitting, prone, sticks etc., but the rifle is awesome.

If you post the serial number, you can x-out the last three digits if you’d like, and some pics of both sides of the action we can figure out the model and year of manufacture.

dougfinn said:

If you post the serial number, you can x-out the last three digits if you’d like, and some pics of both sides of the action we can figure out the model and year of manufacture.

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Thanks Doug. Serial # is 188xxx. And here are a few pics.

Billyfish said:

Thanks Doug. Serial # is 188xxx. And here are a few pics.

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Your rifle has a mysterious side to it. The action is quite clearly an FN commercial large ring action that was made up until 1953 on their 640 model. However your serial number indicates it was made in 1957 which would have been the Husqvarna 1640 model. Maybe the factory found some old unused parts and assembled them in ‘57. In my opinion your commercial FN large ring action with the third safety lug is superior to the later 1640 one. Your action also has a low swing safety for use with a scope. You have what looks like a very nice condition specimen.

dougfinn said:

Your rifle has a mysterious side to it. The action is quite clearly an FN commercial large ring action that was made up until 1953 on their 640 model. However your serial number indicates it was made in 1957 which would have been the Husqvarna 1640 model. Maybe the factory found some old unused parts and assembled them in ‘57. In my opinion your commercial FN large ring action with the third safety lug is superior to the later 1640 one. Your action also has a low swing safety for use with a scope. You have what looks like a very nice condition specimen.

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@dougfinn, thank you for your observations. I too honed in the 1957 timeframe but I was confused by the features I observed on the rifle itself. I have not taken it out of the stock to look for anything else. I was told that it has been glass bedded. I guess I'll just accept that it is a dependable old rifle that'll get the job done. Is there anything you would do to it? I struggle a bit with the eye relief with this particular scope set up but that's just me, so I might do something different there. One of the sling studs is stripped so I'm going to put a small piece of dowel in there and redrill, and I should probably oil the stock. These rifles can be had for $C 350 to $C 700 +, but the low end of that price range usually has cracks behind the tang and sights broken etc. This one has none of that so was at the top end. A keeper.

The Husqvarna Mausers (in my country at least) are such a spectacular deal in many cases it's literally absurd. For $300 you can pick up one of the very best classic Mauser actions produced in any number of useful calibres. Some are stocked in walnut that while often plain (though some have some decent grain) is nonetheless the same grade wood seen on many vintage Rigbys and in fact, if you are decent in shaping wood, can be upgraded in style and line to be virtually indistinguishable or even nicer than a Corbett era Rigby .275. I myself just picked up a mint 146 Husqvarna, came off the line in 1937 and isn't even broken-in for under $300. It's a small ring Mauser mind-you in 9.3x57, which was the point for this rifle. I have a .375 H&H already which is my go-to gun and i wanted to toy with something Mauser that is significantly lighter in weight but still spits a big slug with some authority for use as a bush-gun here in grizzly land, shots 100 yards and under. Given that the 9.3x57 can be loaded to match the velocities of the original 9.3x62's that we all know were used to kill everything African, i'm intrigued by what a 57 might do today loaded with 286 gr North Fork cup nose solids. My first handloads put six shots into a 3" group an inch or so high of centre off a fencepost at 60 yards with the original irons which i'll be replacing with a Skinner peep at the back of the action. Intriguing calibre given the cost and quality of the Husqvarna's. But yes, i've seen some real beautifully custom-stocked FN Mauser Husqvarna .30-06's on the market here for $700 or even less. If the same guns had "Browning" stamped on them they'd be two grand and well up.

I obtained a Husqvarna Swedish Mauser in 30-06 about two years ago with plans to hunt PG with it. I tossed a cheap 4-16x scope on it just to see how it shot and was stunned with the overall performance of this relatively low cost rifle. Easily one of the three or four most accurate hunting rifles I own. It is a easy 400y rifle from a bench and I would hunt with it out to about 300y with high confidence. It shoots all of the ammo I have tried to under 1-moa and the best loads are about 0.6-moa. The scope needs to be upgraded for me to make it a serious hunter but time has limited my efforts. 2-thumbs up for Husky.