I have been almost obsessively perusing the used Husqvarna 1640 30-06 rifle listings looking for a nice candidate for a Northern MN/WI deer rifle.
(Something about them grabs me more than even a JC Higgins 50 or 51. I really like small ring Mausers. Ithaca/Sako 571L models are scarce online. Maybe I ought to be driving north and digging through Iron Range LGS rifle racks.)
A lot of the Husky 1640s I am seeing have barrel lengths shorter than 24". I understand Tradewinds in WA state brought many of these in as "carbines" with 21" barrels, and I've seen a few that were import marked by Simpson LTD that are 21" or 21.5" with threaded muzzles for suppressor use since they likely came from Sweden or Norway.
How short is too short for a 1-12 twist 30-06 barrel using common medium-weight hunting bullets?
Signed,
"Perplexed in Pig's Eye"