[Chris Cash]

Hi Nitro

Just a word or caution....you might well want to slug that Swedish Mauser barrel rather than guess. I have a Carl Gustav 1898 Swedish Mauser(short version w/ turned down bolt) which measures .268 in the grooves or a little bigger. Not sure about Husqvarna but my gunsmith told me these larger bores are common on these guns. He suggested a custom mold, which I intend to investigate when I get some cash. Save your slug for the mould maker if you go this route. I have been told he may want to look at it. Also, don't know about Husqvarna, but these guns are legendary for extremely long throats and for having to seat the bullet WAY out to get good accuracy. Mine does pretty bad with factory Rem. 140's(seated short), even though the rifling is near mint and barrel recrowned. Looking forward to tinkering with it....no doubt seating depth and perhaps bullet diameter are at work here.

My other gun is a 356 Win. Have some of Marshalls .359 cal. 210's but don't know if I will have the time to shoot them in this lifetime, or the Swede. A 2 and 4 year old ruin alot of your old recreational habits, though new ones open up. 200 Gr. FNGC's from RCBS have worked great for me also.

Dave S...if you read this.....resend your last email amigo. I lost it. Thank you for the lead source. Will try again to drum up your address on this site. Take Care, Chris

 

[Chris Cash]

Will do Nitro. I already have a Savage "Favorite" on layaway at my local gunshop. I have fond memories of a Single Shot 22 growing up and hope my sons do too.....had an Ithaca lever action/martini which I shot up the Arizona Desert with. I didn't know it when I ordered it, but I was sad to learn the Favorites are now made in Canada(no offense to our Canadian shooting brethren up north....I just hate to see our gun companies heading to other places for higher profit). I should turn it back in and order up the Henry in protest....still thinking about it.

Let me know how you do with those 210 gr. LFNGC's from BTB. Have some 356 Win. loads for this bullet but no 358 Win.. Should be a real great number. You could anneal the noses for Deer as I understand it, but have never tried this.

Will email you off list about what I have found out about the Swede. It is a fine little gun, and MUCH stronger than anyone once thought. Take Care and good shooting, Chris