Model A 30-06

I have a Swedish made model A in 30-06. Can anyone tell me the value of this rifle ?

robertwestmark said:

I have a Swedish made model A in 30-06. Can anyone tell me the value of this rifle ?

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Hello robertwestmark
Husqvarna made Two versions of the A-Model rifle. The first variation was made off the 1640 action which was a smaller down sized in house made mauser style 98 action. The Improved later version was the Model 1900 action that came out in 1970 time span. it had a smoother feed, improved locking lug and fully adjustable trigger. I have the first Variation rifle chambered in 30-06 that has the 1640 action. It was shipped in 1967 and when I bought it I paid $600.00 for it with the scope mounts but no Glass. I later mounted a period correct Redfield 3-9 wide field scope on it. It is hard to place a value on these guns as most are not aware of how accurate or well made that they are, I feel that I paid average for mine. The later made 1970 Improved model1900 action rifles will net a slightly higher price in the real market. I hope this helps, and here is my 1967 Model 1640 action Husqvarna rifle branded with it's S&W name. Back in the late 1960's to mid 1970's we saw many American gun makers offer European weapons with the American gun makers name on them. For example, Ithaca Gun company sold Tikka brand Finland made rifles, Colt sold the Colt Sauer rifles, S&W sold The Husqvarna rifles and even H&R got in on the European made rifles by producing an in house made rifle that used an FN Mauser 98action made in Belgium mated to a Sako fully adjustable trigger, and an air Gauged Pencil tip target sporter barrel made by Douglas Custom Barrels, who threw out any barrels that were out of dimmension in their entire rifle bore line by more than by 0.001". These gun's were stamped "Ultra-Rifle" by H&R and they had a Fagen Aristocrat stock on them with a Cheek piece and wild roll over Monte carlo design. I Lucked out and found one in Terrific shape a few years ago chambered in Winchester .308 shown below my Husqvarna rifle. Below are three link's that will show the Birth of the later made 1970 Model 1900 actions as well as a list of all the Civilian Husqvarna rifes and a serial number bank of the gun's that Husqvarna produced in their factory. Regards, Hammerdown

http://www.skydevaaben.com/husqvarna/m1900/info.xml

http://www.skydevaaben.com/allhvamodels/info.xml

http://www.skydevaaben.com/hvasno/info.xml








The H&R Ultra-Rifle. Made in 1967 in house at the H&R factory. The Gun has a Fagen Aristocrat stock on it that ladies in the H&R Plant hand checked. It's action was made by FN of Bellgium and it is mated to a Sako fully adjustable trigger that adjust's for Creep and Tension. The Pencil sporter style barrel was made by Douglas custom barrels and is an air gauged barrel. This gun will shoot one Ragged hole at the 100 Yard line if I do my part right when shooting it. I found a person on the Internet that used to be the sales guy for H&R and he shared with me about these very low Production high end rifles.


Dear Sir
I was the H&R sales agent & ad manager back in the late 70's time span. Your Ultra Rifle sounds like it was one of the rifles built on an FN action with a Sako fully adjustable trigger & floor plate assembly. H&R bought the actions, used Fajen stocks (farmed out checkering to a couple of ladies who worked in the H&R Plant) and H&R Mated the Douglas air Gauge barrels into the Actions once they shipped in and orderes were placed for them. I had a Sako Ultra Mannlicher-stocked 7 mm Remington Magnum on loan from the factory. Handsome gun if you like the extreme stock styling. Dumb chambering - gun was a 20" carbine. Shortly before I started working for them, the deal with Sako for their actions fell through, and H&R started using the Yugoslavian Zavasta Mauser ( true '98 actions.) Your gun is far superior, at least as far as the action & Barrel is concencerned, as you all ready Know Nothing Trump's a Belgium Made action made by FN Mated with an adjustable Sako Trigger assembly, & Douglas air Gauged custom sporter barrel. All these guns were virtually custom made at H&R, and total production of all Ultras was very, very low. They were built in small batches and usually sat in inventory until an order came in. Personally I never cared for the styling of the wood, and in 1980 - I think - they came out with an additional "Classic" model. These guns didn't last long because H&R went belly up in the early 80's. Hope this is of some help.














Here is the actual Target that I shot sighting in my H&R Ultra-rifle. The last four shot's are in the bulls eye all in a diameter less than that of a Half of a dime shot at the 100 yard line.

The H&R Ultra rifle was a wonderful secret that even most gun dealers never understood. In the late 80's and early 90"s I hunted them at gun shows and I picked up 4 of them for under 300 a piece and all were in excellent condition. The are all awesome shooters. I have one $300 Ultra Rifle in 243 that is the a Sako 579 action and when I bought it had less then 20 rounds through it. I bought one of the 300 Ultra rifles in 270 and it was the FN version and we like new when I got it. I have since gave the 270 to my oldest son. I bought a 30-06 that is also a FN action with perfect bluing and a refinished stock and I still hunt it today. My favorite H&R Ultra rifle is the Model 301 with the mannlicher stock in 25-06 and I love this gun and it's the FN action. Besides being very accurate it is a pleasure to hunt with it's short barrel and that caliber round.

By the way H&R wasn't the only rifle company doing this during this time period as Browning was marketing the safari series of rifles with FN and Sako barrelled actions during the same time period.

Here's a picture of the H&R300 Ultra rifle in 243


H&R 301 Ultra rifle in 25-06


Things have changed today as Browning Safari rifles sell for 1.5 to 2K regularly and the H&R series when you find them have dealers now asking 1K for them and it's nearly impossible to find one in really decent condition.

"Dear Sir
I was the H&R sales agent & ad manager back in the late 70's time span. Your Ultra Rifle sounds like it was one of the rifles built on an FN action with a Sako fully adjustable trigger & floor plate assembly. H&R bought the actions, used Fajen stocks (farmed out checkering to a couple of ladies who worked in the H&R Plant) and H&R Mated the Douglas air Gauge barrels into the Actions once they shipped in and orderes were placed for them. I had a Sako Ultra Mannlicher-stocked 7 mm Remington Magnum on loan from the factory. Handsome gun if you like the extreme stock styling. Dumb chambering - gun was a 20" carbine. Shortly before I started working for them, the deal with Sako for their actions fell through, and H&R started using the Yugoslavian Zavasta Mauser ( true '98 actions.) Your gun is far superior, at least as far as the action & Barrel is concencerned, as you all ready Know Nothing Trump's a Belgium Made action made by FN Mated with an adjustable Sako Trigger assembly, & Douglas air Gauged custom sporter barrel. All these guns were virtually custom made at H&R, and total production of all Ultras was very, very low. They were built in small batches and usually sat in inventory until an order came in. Personally I never cared for the styling of the wood, and in 1980 - I think - they came out with an additional "Classic" model. These guns didn't last long because H&R went belly up in the early 80's. Hope this is of some help."

Hello fyimo
I think the supreme accuracy of the H&R Ultr rifle can be placed on the Douglas air gap Barrels that they used. There is little known information out there on these guns, and from what I have been told there were very few made up and sold. I am very Pleased with the one I got it shoots awesome. Another rifle that never grew famous but had wicked accuracy is the Ithaca LSA rifles. They were manufactured by Tika of Finland a division of Sako, Then Imported to the U.S. I have had a half dozen of them in my life and should have kept one. I did have one in 6 MM that was one of my Favorites. The days of these High quality gun's are long gone but if you keep your eye's open you can still find some out there. The gun shop that had my H&R Ultra had No Clue of what they really had and I wasn't about to educate them. For what I paid the Early Vintage Leupold scope was worth the sale of the gun. Regards, Hammerdown