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03-05-2016, 12:52 PM
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Smith & Wesson riffles
Back in the 80s many riffles were sold ,friend of mine bought and sold his 7 mag Smith & Wesson riffle after owning it only a few years . On the barrel it even said Snipper riffle 7 mag. I am sure he wished he kept it . There were many Cal back then.
Never see any posting of these riffles.
Does any one out there have one ?
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03-05-2016, 01:09 PM
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Ok, your joking right?
It really said "Snipper riffle" on the barrel?
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03-05-2016, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by -JR-
Back in the 80s many riffles were sold ,friend of mine bought and sold his 7 mag Smith & Wesson riffle after owning it only a few years . On the barrel it even said Snipper riffle 7 mag. I am sure he wished he kept it . There were many Cal back then.
Never see any posting of these riffles.
Does any one out there have one ?
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Sorry for the side track but I know nothing of these riffles.
I just couldn't help it.... 
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03-05-2016, 01:17 PM
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Sorry for the side track but I know nothing of these riffles.
I just couldn't help it.... |
Google is your friend ,,,,, lol
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03-05-2016, 01:20 PM
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The S&W rifles were Howa rifles, built on the same action as a Weatherby Vanguard.
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03-05-2016, 01:20 PM
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Smith Corona also made rifles ,,, lol
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03-05-2016, 01:29 PM
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As per some other posters, same as Howa 1500's. They were typically made in Japan. I had one and it was solid but had a heavy trigger and just ok accuracy.
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03-05-2016, 01:30 PM
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As I recall, S&W rifles were made by Husqvarna and used the Husqvarna HVA action.
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03-05-2016, 01:51 PM
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As I recall, S&W rifles were made by Husqvarna and used the Husqvarna HVA action.
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I have owned S&W rifles, they were definitely made on the Howa 1500 action.
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03-05-2016, 02:02 PM
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As I recall, S&W rifles were made by Husqvarna and used the Husqvarna HVA action.
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Some of the Smith & Wesson rifles were manufactured by Husqvarna.
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03-05-2016, 03:04 PM
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The S&W rifles were Howa rifles, built on the same action as a Weatherby Vanguard.
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Google is always your friend...
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03-05-2016, 03:32 PM
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Google is always your friend...
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Unlike you, I don't need Google to see that the S&W rifles that I owned were built on the same action as the Vanguard rifles that I own.
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03-05-2016, 04:52 PM
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I believe they were contracted to make the Ti 700 actions for remington.
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03-05-2016, 06:13 PM
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Google is always your friend...
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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Unlike you, I don't need Google to see that the S&W rifles that I owned were built on the same action as the Vanguard rifles that I own.
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But you clearly need someone to tell you that Husqvarna made S&W rifles in the 1970's.
Pretentious fella, aren't you...
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03-05-2016, 06:32 PM
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But you clearly need someone to tell you that Husqvarna made S&W rifles in the 1970's.
Pretentious sob, aren't you...
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Do you expect me to be polite to someone that just took yet another cheap shot at me? He has already been banned on other forums for the cheap shots that he continually takes at other forum members.
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03-05-2016, 07:09 PM
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OK .. S&W did have some rifles made by Howa ( Howa1500) sometime in the '80's
The originals ,and the majority, were made by Husqvarna. All is well.
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03-05-2016, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by bobinthesky
Ok, your joking right?
It really said "Snipper riffle" on the barrel?
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Thats what said..sniper .
Gun store in Edmonton told him they were built for the police and had 5 that went threw his store. thought it odd for them to be using 7 mm mag for a sniper riffle.
looked like a regular hunting riffle with flat black barrel and stock
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03-05-2016, 07:38 PM
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OK .. S&W did have some rifles made by Howa ( Howa1500) sometime in the '80's
The originals ,and the majority, were made by Husqvarna. All is well.
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Could very well be, I am just going by personal experience, and every S&W labeled rifle that I have personally seen was a Howa built rifle. My own S&W rifles were purchased in the 80s from Lovetts, before they went out of business.
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I've got one - Dad bought it in 1981. This one is based on a Howa action, just like the Weatherby Vangaurd. I bought a B&C composite stock for it to lighten it up and used it during last year's season. Solid and very accurate.
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03-05-2016, 11:34 PM
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Do they make these amazing Snipper Riffles in LH??
Id love to try one out 
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