Can somebody tell me a little something about this rifle...and I assume from the proofmarks and "sweden" markings that is made by Husqvarna. I'm looking for an inexpensive 9.3x62 donor that I could shoot a little first until I could round up enough sheckels for a 1st rate rehab.

I found one in 30'06 in about 60% conditon in a local shop for $299 - missing the front sight blade and the entire rear sight, a pizzpoor lumpybumpy laquer job on the otherwise undamaged stock and other ass'td hickeys and bare spots in the metal work finish...but no visible rust anywhere, the checkering is worn but not damaged, the bolt face shows almost no wear and the jeweled bolt functions slicker than snot plus the bore is blindingly bright and spotless. Only thing I really don't care for is the trigger...too much creep and typically milsurp skinny like a '98 Mauser original....and needs to be swapped out for???

Are '98 Mauser aftermarket parts & stocks interchangeable?
Would it be better to have this barrel re-bored or replaced going into a 9.3x62 ...as I kinda like the look of some of the Model A's sights I'm seeing on GB and would rather rebore and find some new sights. Any and all comments appreciated.
Ron

The Husqvarna is similar to a small ring mauser, so 98 Mauser parts are not going to be interchangeable. Some may fit, others will not. What parts do you want to change out? There are 2 possible Husqvarna actions used in the S&W model "A". One is a controlled feed (like a 98 mauser)and the other is a push feed. I can tell you what you have from the serial number.

Assuming it is a (very desirable) 1640 action:

http://www.huberconcepts.com/Husqvarna.htm

You have to heavily modify an aftermarket 98 trigger to fit, due to the safety. I thnik the best advice is not to have anybody play with the current trigger. Modified 1640 triggers have a reputation for going bang when you don't want them to. I should add, the jewelled bolt thing made me wonder if you aren't referring to a 1900 actioned rifle (push feed/no full length claw).

If it's a 1640 action any decent mauser smith should be able to find an aftermarket trigger for a 98. Stocks can be custom built or McMillan can make you a sythetic one. Most folks who do reboring specifically advise against reboring Husqvarna barrels, something about the steel not responding well to the process. I would think a rebarrel would be a better option.

Thanks all for the reponses.

I'll get into town in the next couple days and take another look at this rifle for the SR# and extractor claw ??'s and any other pertinent marks. As I remember it the gun the claw WAS full length and that I was surprised at it when I inspected the bolt face as I put the bolt back in the gun after looking at the inside of the barrel.

The trigger group itself is what I was looking to swap out to get rid of the thin narrow trigger & address the IMO excessive creep and somewhat mushy letoff.

Now that B'Man mentions the barrel steel/reboring issue thingy ... this is no surprise as I think I had seen that on the old LeBounty website or somewhere similar at some point...and could not pull it pull it of my ancient foggy brain.
'preciate it ya'll
Ron

Steve, The SR # on the rifle in question is #3291XX, and is located on the left side of the reciever slightly ahead and below the line of the ejection port with no other identifying marks.

It does have a full length claw extractor, a third bolt lug at the rear of the bolt on the bottom side, just ahead of where the bolt handle attachs to the bolt body similar to a pre Garcia SAKO L61, a small rectangular shaped "tab" is located at the left rear of the reciever for a bolt release lever, an alloy SAKO styled trigger guard ( has some small nicks where the finish is knocked off) and the floor plate release in inside the trigger guard, the floor plate appears to be steel.

The proof marks on the barrel indicate only made in Sweden and "Nitro Steel" and "Model A" just above the stock and close by the Nitro Steel stamping, but there is no mfg'er or country of origin on the receiver or bolt. The bolt's cocking piece shroud is similar to my CZ 550, with the 2 position slide safety on the right side of the reciever & behind the bold handle slot.

The blueing is a deep blue in a high polish not quite as good as a SAKO Deluxe Grade. The name "Smith & Wesson", followed by the caliber are in english and stretch down the top of the barrel from the muzzle near the cutout for the missing rear sight base. The stock has a rosewood tip, a white line spacer and a reddish walnut quarter sawn grained wood with no grip cap and a plastic butt plate. Checkeriing looks to be a deep machine cut of mebbe 12-14 lines per inch. The barreled action fits tightly into the stock with no gaps or openings along the barrel channel, reciever or tang on the upper side, and minimal open clearances on the bottom side of the stock around the trigger guard/floorplate group. The trigger itself is fairly narrow with 4 non slip finger grooves thru the curve of the trigger.

Hope this helps with ID'ing which gun this one is. Thx
Ron

Steve, Were you able to find any info on which gun the S&W Model A SR #3291XX is that I am looking at?
Thx Ron

It sounds like a 1640 style action to me. In that case a M98 trigger WILL fit along with a M98 3-position M70 style 3 position safety. Of coarse these parts will need to be timed by a gunsmith like on any M98 but they will fit. If you go that route the rear tang where the original safety was will need to be re-shapped because there is no safety there anymore. I did mine with a tabletop belt sander. IMO, it's no big deal.

Terry

Terry, Thanks for the guesstimate. Since a wheelbarrow and a round point shovel are almost High Tech tools for me, I'll get the 'smith that does the barrel conversion to a 9.3x62 to do the safety and trigger work all at one time, while I take a stab at rehabbing the original stock back to as new condition as I can....or see if a B&C Medalist for a '98 will fit and knock some weight off of it.
Ron

The full length claw extractor was the give away on what it was.

Below is a 1640 action with the mods I talked about. The trigger is a BOLD M98 and the Safety is a Dakota. IMO, it's a nice foundation for a custom rifle.


Terry