r/canadaguns • u/Jaysus1288 • Mar 06 '26
Gun and gear reviews Its your fault
This is all your guys fault. I always browsed Intersurplus.com but never really bought anything until today. Seeing you guys buying up all the good deals I had no choice, bought this earlier, as a side note. So far intersurplus has been great to deal with. I haven't received the firearm yet but so far they are very organized and professional.
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u/The_saturn_man19 Mar 07 '26
Wait husqvarna made guns?
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u/AdditionalLoss7274 Mar 07 '26
Their logo is literally a rifle sight.
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u/Jaysus1288 Mar 07 '26
Hahahahah buddy in here talking about chainsaws. I think husqvarna started making rifle barrels dude... Hahaha
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u/Dependent_Account603 Mar 07 '26
Their logo is literally rifle sights. It's what they started off as in 1689.
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u/GinnAdvent Mar 07 '26
Well, the main issue with this sub is that everyone keep on posting "this is what I get". Then you look into it, and be like, I want one too, and then a week later, your wallet is thinner and your survive on instant noodles, then you get +1 in the safe.
I think from 2021 to 2024, I probably spend $70k alone browsing though this sub, lol
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u/Jaysus1288 Mar 07 '26
I'm always looking. I'm on all the sites and a visit all the places, I seldom buy. Its only as of recent that things got weird. Like the sks for example. they used to be like $200. I remember one deal I saw was you got one free when you bought 1100 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammo. Now they are almost $1000.
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u/GinnAdvent Mar 07 '26
That's the thing with milsurp, they will always go up because they don't make them anymore.
I was a bit lucky that I got into it when they were 400 ea.
I mean no one would ever expect them to climb that high, but here we are. I can even see it myself from just getting into firearm in 2020.
If they ever mass produce ammunition for the Carcano, I am sure the price for it will go up too, lol. The same happened with Swiss K31.
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u/This_Balance9934 Mar 08 '26
I just got my pal in the mail today would you be willing to share some of the sites you look at for deals 👀 I get it if you want to gatekeep
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u/nax_91 Mar 07 '26
Man you’ll love it! And you got a M98, which is a true Mauser 98. This one should be a FN receiver on a Husqvarna barrel. Lots of aftermarket parts for them. Enjoy it, they are great rifles for the price
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u/Jaysus1288 Mar 07 '26
Hey thank you. I did a bunch of research and wanted the true M98 not the bored out 6.5x55 repurpose
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u/nax_91 Mar 07 '26
I will also add, if you reload, the M98 action is stronger than the M96. 6.5x55 is a great caliber though, easier on the shoulder, flat shooting and it’s extremely popular in Europe for hunting, after all Tikka still makes rifles in that caliber. The big draw back is availability and price. 30-06 is more widely available and will cost you about the same, also you can shoot heavier bullets than 6.5x55. Keep in mind though the Husqvarna barrels should be 1:12 twist, so they won’t stabilize bullets that are 200 grains or heavier. If you’re on CGN there are lots and lots of threads about Mausers and Husqvarnas that helped me a lot deciding which rifle to get.
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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 07 '26
I got a side by side shotgun from them, but now wonder about a nice 3006 rifle! Looks like you and me are doing things in reverse of each other!
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u/Jaysus1288 Mar 07 '26
Ya get one dude, they are very affordable and you can't beat it from Surplus.. Just make sure it's a real 30-06 and not a drilled out 6.5x55. This is very common amongst gustafs,stigas, some husqvarnas, and some other brands.
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u/xthemoonx Mar 07 '26
How can u tell if its drilled out? Will the advertisement mention it?
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u/Jaysus1288 Mar 07 '26
This is a good question, I used A.I primarily to determine what is and what isn't in its native caliber. As a general rule. Most war era rifles from Europe were not chambered in 30-06. they were chambered in 6.5 swed (6.5x55) oR chambered in 8mm Mauser (7.92x57mm). The difference between 6.5x55 and 30-06 is minimal enough that they could machine some material out from these old guns repurposing them for hunting or sport . This is what's referred to as "Sporterized"
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u/ADGx27 Mar 07 '26
I didn’t know they made lawnmowers robot lawnmowers, like a roomba but for grass guns.
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u/brodster95 Mar 07 '26
Would you recommend any of the 30-06's left on the site I am looking for one to hunt with.
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u/reformetalt18 Mar 07 '26
yeah, I just bought a carl Gustaf in 6.5x55 with an aimpoint mk3 from them, total including shipping was $424 so I like to think I got a good deal
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u/Fc1145141919810 Mar 08 '26
Bro literally took this out of my shopping cart 😭
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u/Jaysus1288 Mar 08 '26
Sorry man, no hard feelings..the other day I saw someone take a Mauser right out of my cart. It was the. I decided to take action
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u/Fc1145141919810 Mar 09 '26
Nah we cool bro. I instead bought a Schmidt Rubin 1911 (whispering).
Let us know how the scope performs would you? Intersurplus also sells a lot of vintage scopes like the one on your M98... I've been eyeing on those things for a while but honestly I'm not very confident in them.
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Mar 06 '26
Just wait until you see the reliable European o/u shotguns for the same price (my main trap gun for the last 2 years was a Sabatti for 395$. Other than an initial forend fix, it’s never not gone bang)