It has some noticeable creep, however, and something I've never found in an S&W handgun. The trigger is basically a single stage military one with a surprisingly good pull - averages 3¾ lbs. It has a better shaped bolt handle and smaller receiver ring than the FN. The HVA action has been around this country for some 15 years and has proved itself pretty well. I'm going to talk about the S&W rifle that's here. Whether Smith & Wesson should have produced their own bolt action or taken the course they did is not for me to say. The HVA action is an altered Mauser, very lightweight, mine going 6⅞ pounds with a Leupold 2–7X scope installed in Leupold mounts. They imported the S&W rifle from Husqvarna in Sweden. Instead, the company took a route followed by others in the past. Some said S&W ought to have produced its own action when they decided to market a bolt action sporter. The two rifles above it may also be had with MCcombs. Below, the deluxe grade S&W sporter with Monte Carlo comb, contrasting-wood fore-end tip. Center, the Mannlicher-styled rifle in straight-comb form. The Smith & Wesson rifles, made by Husqvarna: Top, the standard-stocked sporter (tested by the author) with schnabel fore-end tip.
When we tried these in Jack's rifle they closed his groups from 3 inches to one! That's some difference but it's no freak the reader is advised to try another brand before he gives up in disgust - or writes a nasty letter. I was just about to suggest that he take an extra rifle of mine and leave his pet back home when I discovered two boxes of Federal 150-gr. A year ago, when Jack Smart and I sighted our hunting rifles in at his club in Winthrop, Maine, his remodeled Spring-field 30-06 wouldn't shoot for sour apples with Remington ammo. By the same token, the average hunter shoots factory ammo there's not much point in writing a glowing report about how a rifle can be tuned to win a bench rest match with carefully assembled hand-loads since the average guy won't ever use his rifle that way.Īnother interesting fact often not disclosed is the way most rifles will shoot better with one brand of factory ammo over another. Then, if necessary, I've tinkered and tuned to get it perking better. Just wipe the bore clean, mount the scope and bang away at the range just like the ordinary purchaser would. The procedure I've followed is to first test the gun as it comes out of the box. Similarly, an experienced shooter and tinkerer can often make a rifle shoot well by fiddling with it - even though it doesn't shoot at all well as received. If the lines of a stock don't please the reviewer that's personal opinion. For example, if a trigger pull weighs over 4 pounds and is creepy as an old rusty farm gate, it's too poor to be considered right. Many things in the evaluation of a firearm are purely personal opinion and many others are plain fact. I've also been contributing books and articles to the gun press for about 20 years, thus my background is a combination of technical, practical, sales, marketing and advertising. For a 12-year perod I was a custom gunmaker since then I've been in the advertising agency business. I was really looking forward to trying this one out the 338 is one of the finest long range cartridges - with bigger smash than Weatherby's 300 and with nearly equal ballistics.Īt the outset I think it might be wise to spend a few moments telling you how and why these guns are evaluated as they are.
One of these is a Browning auto rifle in 338 caliber, sure to be the hottest hunting rifle in years. Two guns are among the missing and can't be reported on thanks to the new Gun Control Act which says I can't be shipped a gun - or ammo.
1960S HUSQVARNA 30 06 HUSQVARNA RIFLES ON FN ACTIONS PLUS
WHEN GD EDITOR Amber asked me to take on the “Testfire” project this year, I began to lay in the supply of guns selected plus sample scopes and ammo, the latter from Remington, Federal and Winchester. Here's a look back to 1970, with a gun review of Smith & Wesson's bolt rifles, from Bob Wallack in the 1970 Gun Digest: Testfire ReportĪ field-test evaluation of several rifles and shotguns, covering their handling, shootability, quality factors and styling.
Now that the holiday excitement is past, let's get back to some good, old-fashioned gun writing.
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