Husqvarna "Sakrat"

[richhodg66]

Sitting on a tree stand about four hours and enjoying it tremendously this morning. Saw and watched a doe and fawn a long time, decided to not shoot either. Saw quite a few squirrels so the .22 bug bit me.

I picked one of these little rifles up a while back. Very graceful in the hands, points so nicely and groups well, though I haven't put it to a real accuracy test, off hand at 50 feet or so.

Anybody have one of these? Pros? Cons? I think I am going to like this rifle in the woods, though the lack of better sighting system is going to be a problem at more than very close range for me.

 

[Bret4207]

I've never seen even one in a picture, but the barrel off one has been listed on Ebay for months.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

If it’s made of iron or steel and came from Sweden, there’s a good chance Husqvarna was involved somewhere along the line. Sweden has some of the best iron ore in the world and has long capitalized on that natural gift. Husqvarna is a giant manufacturing conglomerate and got its start as a royal armory.

The Sakrat was a low cost/high quality single shot .22 rifle. Think of it as the Swedish version of a Remington 510. Nothing fancy but good quality materials and workmanship.

Old single shot, bolt action .22 rimfire rifles tended to be “farm guns” and often had hard lives. It was a tool and nothing more. Some people cared for them, and others just used them. So, the condition of any particular example is like the roll of dice. Hard to say what you’ll get.

On the plus side, Swedish steel is excellent, and Husqvarna has a history of skilled workers.

If the bore is good and the chamber is tight, you’ll likely have a good shooter. Sometime bad .22 barrels can be saved by re-crowning and/or setting back the barrel and rechambering. However, the cost of that work often quickly exceeds the value of the rifle.

 

[richhodg66]

This one shoots well in the limited shooting I've done with it so far. The open sights are good for open sights. I love the way it points and handles and the trigger pull is decent. This one has the round barrel rather than octagon and has a checkered, pistol grip stock rather than a straight wrist.

One day, I need to do a shoot out between it, my Winchester 67 and my Uncle's boyhood rifle, a Remington 510. I suspect the Remington would ultimately win, but bet all three can shoot better than me under field conditions. I really like this little Husqvarna.