The Mud Diver here, I'm looking for some information on a S&W Mod.A bolt action rifle. I have contacted Smith & Wesson but there is little info on the rifle. Does anyone have a owners manual or knows anthing about this rifle? It was built between 1969 and 1972 by Husqvarna of Sweden. I have owned the gun since 1996. I it bought from a person that knew nothing of the rifle. The gun has been customized with a McMillian stock it has a Stainless steel looking coating on the action and barrel plus trigger work. I have been hunting with this gun since I bought it. It is a 300 win mag. All I had to do with it is install a muzzle break, so I could shoot it. The gun smiths I sent it to could not pull the bolt out like a normal bolt action, and neither could I. Maybe someone on this forum could help me out.
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I have one of the S&W letter model rifles which I have had rebarreled to 260 Rem for my daughter. On my rifle, simply pull and hold the trigger to the rear while you remove the bolt. It takes a firm pull against spring pressure. Put it back in using the same proceedure.

Ward

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I tried pulling back on the trigger, it did not come out. I felt like any harder and I would bend or brake something.
I recieved a Page S&W 7.68 from S&W, and it reads like this.

To Remove The Bolt
Unsafe by sliding the safety button (4) forward. lift the bolt- handle and draw it to the rear. At the same time push down and outward the bolt stop located on left hand side of the rear end of the receiver.
This is word for word, instructions that was sent to me from page S&W 7.68 along with a sketch of the right side of the Action. It does not show the left hand side of the rear end of the receiver and their is no bolt stop that I can see.
I called S&W and talked to a rep. and asked him for the rest of the write up on the model A. I asked about sending pages S&W 7.67 or 7.69? he said that that was all he had on the rifle. I guess pages 7.67 0r 7.69 does not have anthing pertaining to the rifle.
All I can do know is bring this diagram to a gunsmith and maybe he can help me.
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The Mud Diver

As an additional resource -- the Husqvarna action used by S&W was also sold by Sears, High Standard ( a production over run of JC Higgins) and Tradewinds (an importer) as well as the regular Husqvarna company. The Husqvarna barreled models have a slightly different twist rate. I think they are 1 in 12" for the 30s, and an unusual 1 in 12" for the 7X57.
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