16ga.com ~ View topic - Swedish guns, gun control and exportation

Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 88 Location: Nericia, Sweden

In a PM I got a question, which maybe could be of a more common interest:
I've noticed from your posts that you are from Sweden. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind and have the time.
The first is I've noticed that there a a lot of used sxs guns being imported from Sweden? Husqvarana mainly. Is there a new push to take guns from civilian hands or is the shooting public getting smaller and older folks getting rid of their guns, or are people just trading in and getting newer guns?

Swedish older guns are exported to an astonishing extent. The reason för this is simple: gun control. To be allowed to own a long gun, you must have passed an official hunter's test or be member of a shooting club. For hunting, you can't get permits for more than six long guns. So, if you already have six guns, and find that fine Sauer or Husqvarna 16 ga sidelock, you have to get rid of another gun of yours. Sport shooters have similar restrictions: each gun must be motivated in an application to the local police. as you write, it is a "push to take guns from civilian hands".

One consequence is that older and less attractive guns are very cheap, another that the gun shops have to export guns to get rid of them without making junk of them and sending them to the iron mill. One seller nearby has a large coffin in the gun room, where he puts all old guns. When the coffin is full, he trade it to an american or german importer.

Pete

Hi Pete

I guess some old Swedish farmers loss is my gain. These two 16 ga. underlever Huskys are getting alot of shells run through them this summer at claybirds and hope to run some shells through them this fall at some grouse and woodcock

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Hello

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Mike

Member Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 92

While it's a nice windfall for us it's unfortunate for the prior owners of those nice old hammer guns that they had to sell them because some government official doesn't think they should have them. And with our new found desire to copy everything European, many in this country would love to see the same, or tighter regulations.
I personally have more than 6. 16ga guns not to mention 12-20-28-410 plus rifles and handguns. Thank God and the Founding Fathers for the Second Amendment!
Thanks for your response.

Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 107

Great post, very interesting, and also nice pics. of your guns what are the weights, and dementions?

Just wondering how you get along with two hammers...........I shot a single growing up, with a hammer and don't even think about it, but I don't know if I could keep track of both.

Regards Jack

Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 88 Location: Nericia, Sweden

Rick's hammer Huskies are real tough guns that can take a lot of abuse and still work. It is a reliable, sturdy shooting tool. I had one, mod 17, in 16ga some years ago. It was a good gun, but I didn't like the underlever.

These guns have been the working man's shotgun here in Sweden for more then hundred years. 12ga was most common, but in some regions 16ga was the preferred gauge.

The factory was situated in Husqvarna, in the region Smoland. Thus these guns are sometimes being reffered to as "Smoland and Smoland". Wink

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Pic: The Husqvarna Factories in 1945.

Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 3184 Location: NCWa

the photo is reminiscent of some gun factories in New Haven, now closed. Could that portend things to come? Crying or Very sad