r/canadaguns • u/CanadiansDeserveGuns • Mar 06 '26

Buy recommendations Surplus rifle in 30-06 or 6.5x55

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I've been looking at intersurplus and looking at either Husqvarna 1640 or the M98 but can't choose the caliber I want. They seem to be priced around the same $40 per box pre-tax

I have a .22lr and an SKS but would like to add another surplus rifle to shoot at 100 and maybe 200 yards

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u/Parking_Media Mar 06 '26

Man I was tempted too but there's no such thing as cheap 9.3 bullets. They seem to start around a dollar for the cheapest crap.

How much do you really want to shoot it I guess. For me the answer is always a lot hah.

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u/adhq Mar 06 '26

I consider 1$ per round to be cheap. Since I don't shoot a lot, to me it doesn't matter much even at 3$/shot. I have other rifles and calibers to plink and target practice with that cost way less in ammo.

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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 06 '26

Yeah the 9.3 x62 is definitely consider a "working Bullet"

Like it's there to hopefully kill a large animal, whether for hunting or Predator defence,  maybe a couple  now and then to work out the shoulder at the range. 

Same deal as a 45 70 

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u/Bowmann-94 Mar 06 '26

Except you can cast and powder coat 45-70 and shoot full power loads. I can cast 20 bullets for 1$ most of the time. And I can load for anything from squirrels to moose.