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It has been claimed that the factory towards the end of the 1970s was instructed to reduce costs, resulting in parts of the production being moved to subcontractors in southern Europe. The quality of the assembled firearm is then claimed to have varied a lot from year to year. After a while copies of
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from Sauer. The barrel and stock was usually produced and fitted in Sweden. Some models were produced entirely in
Germany. CG 3000 and CG 4000 was sold by Carl Gustaf until they decided to resume production of the model 2000 towards the end of the last century.
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The action was made in one length only, but with four different lengths of bolt travel depending on the caliber. The bolt travel and magazine was thus fitted according to the cartridge length. These lengths were fitted to calibers such as
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Husqvarna 1900 stock was made of walnut, and was available both in a Monte Carlo shape and a classic shape without cheek pad. The internal magazine had a staggered feed, and the firearm safety was placed on the side.
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spring and oil on the bolt spraying towards the shooter when pulling the trigger. Both generations had a detachable single stack magazine. The trigger was made using rollers, and has received some criticism.
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copy). The civilian production of CG 2000 was therefore postponed, and Carl Gustaf instead purchased the rights to import finished and semi-finished rifles from Sauer.
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The standard trigger was a single stage, but the rifle was also available with a set trigger. The trigger pull weight was set to 1500 grams from the factory.
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There are two generations of the CG 2000, which are called MKI and MKII respectively. MKI is said to have had some recurring minor issues, like a weak
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Carl Gustaf CG 2000 is a successor of the CG 1900.
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