r/canadaguns • u/CanadiansDeserveGuns • Mar 06 '26
Buy recommendations Surplus rifle in 30-06 or 6.5x55
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/waitwhatnothing Mar 12 '26
A lightweight hunting rifle in 30-06 isn’t going to be all that fun to shoot a lot. 6.5x55 will have a bit less recoil. 30-06 can be bought pretty much anywhere.
As for 1640 vs M98
The 1640 is probably the better as-is hunting rifle. Has a side safety and I believe they were almost all drilled/tapped from the factory for scopes.
The M98 guns vary a lot, some are military actions and some are commercial and even the commercial ones vary a bit in features. The way they are drilled/tapped is sometimes weird, hard to say if it was done competently since these older models probably weren’t drilled/tapped from the factory. The original 3 position flag safety can be a problem with a scope. Some have side safeties added. There’s a ton of aftermarket stuff out there for the M98 though, easy to find spare parts of all kinds, new stocks etc. great starting point if you want to do some gunsmithing on a custom build.