Two new Husqvarna single shots

[mdevlin53]

I added 2 new Huskies to the collection earlier I picked up a Model 35 in 30-30 and just recently I got a model 45. I took them to the range on this past Friday and tested them out.
First I need to say that these two rifles have a shared trait. both of them have no throat to speak of. The casts reveal that the chamber stops and the rifling starts with no throat or lead. It caused a little problem with boolit selection but I had loaded up some 30-30s with this in mind and I had some PP 45-70 that fit just fine.
First the 30-30 I shot at 25 and 50 yards and with three loads, a 115 gr plain base boolit with 13.5 gr of 2400. this shot well at 25 yards but opened up considerably at 50,. second were some some .301 160gr pp up to .311 with 16.5gr of 2400 3 out of 5 in a 2" circle with the other two in 3''s about the same performance at 50. Third was some Lee 150 grain gc boolits with 15.5grs of 2400. These had to be seated with the check as deep into the neck as possible without going past the shoulder. These performed the best with four in about an 1-1/2group at 50 with 2 self induced fliers
The sights on the M35 are different than the normal 2 blade rear that comes on most of these guns as it was fixed and took a bit of getting used to.
115 grains at 25 yards
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150 grains at 50yards
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Paper patched at 25yds( the one in the center was my first shot with this new rifle)
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The 45-70 was a hoot to shoot. I had some 400gr paperpatched cartridges already loaded so i shot it at 25 and 50 yards as well. between the sights and my eyes the best i could do was keep them in about a 6' circle but it shows promise. the trigger is pretty light and will take some getting used to as well. I am thinking of a mold around 300-350 grains for this rifle but will have to settle on which one to get.

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50 yards with the paperpatched boolits
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[Chicken Thief]

Can you post a pic of that rear sight?

I have been cleaning my 30-30 for a week now. Dont think anyone ever bothered in the intire life of the rifle.
I have the same throat problems as you and the boolit that shows the most promise is a Lee C309-170-F.

I am brewing an idea about mounting a pistol scope on mine as my eyes are pretty much shot for iron sights.
Non invasive mounting that is!

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[mdevlin53]

Here are the installed sights where did you find that mount it liiks like it just might work.

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[Chicken Thief]

Those sights of yours are not standard Husqvarna!

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/Husqvarna/R0011355_zps17f01dc8.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/Husqvarna/R0011356_zpse4ee4589.jpg

25-20 at the right/top and 30-30 at the left/bottom.
Still waiting for my 32-20 and 45-70.


Wrap some brass foil onto the barrel and tighten the screws. Perfect for red dot or pistol scope. The okta configurasion is perfect for our barrels.
http://dx.com/p/aluminum-alloy-universal-flashlight-and-laser-gun-mount-for-m40-black-44686

[mdevlin53]

Odd thing is the rear dovetail does not look standard either it appears narrower than the dovetail that supports the standard rear sight. I will have to measure it up. I have an extra set of standard sights but I am liking these at least so far..
I like the 32-20 it is fun to shoot and you can do it all day for pretty cheap plinking, but the 45-70 is really nice. find a mild load and keep your targets under 50 yards and it is a great rifle. Once I get the loads locked in I plan to see if I can get them tuned up for really accurate shooting.

One more thing I noticed the chambers are really tight. On both the 30-30 and 45-70 some of the rounds were hard to chamber. I thought it was the boolits engraving on the rifling but it was the case shoulder just a little tight. The fireformed cases fit well and I will have to keep them separate from the ones for my model 94 and contender.