Husqvarna 1640 Commercial Mausers?

[Falconflyer]

If you use stripper to remove the old finish be very careful to remove all of it from the wood before applying the new finish. If you leave even a small spot of it anywhere it can eventually soften the new finish in that spot.

 

[bearhunter]

If you use stripper to remove the old finish be very careful to remove all of it from the wood before applying the new finish. If you leave even a small spot of it anywhere it can eventually soften the new finish in that spot.

Yup, good advice.

Go to the Dollar store and buy a package of cheap tooth brushes. I saw some yesterday, 3 brushes for $2.

These cheap brushes are worth their weight in gold when it comes to cleaning crud out of tight corners or holes, or checkering.

Go "EASY" on the sanding. Over sanding can turn things into a real mess very quickly.

You don't have to remove every dent, and truth be told, when the wood fibers are broken in some dents, they will not steam out.

When it comes to these fine old rifles, a few well taken care of dents just add character.

Sand the old finish out of the dent with 250 grit paper or a Scotch Brite pad, gently, "pretend" it's your girlfriend's bottom.

This will allow the new finish you apply to cover the dent with an even color, blending it in, so it isn't as visible.

 

[DGY]

With the factory plate on the 9.3 x 62, I am good for 2 or 3 rounds. I use a slip-on limbsaver, and also wear a strap on pad. Good for about 40 rounds before recoil fatigue sets in. I load heavy. LOL

Yeah I can also endure quite a bit of recoil, last week I shot about 18 rounds of 458 win mag full loads of 350gr at 2550fps…. I was tired at the end and a bit of a headache the next day, rifle is quite light for that chambering. I do t find my 9.3x62 too bad in terms of recoil.
Slip on pad is a great option if one doesn’t want to modified the but stock. Especially if you can use a bit more LOP.

 

[bearhunter]

Get a PAST recoil pad. It slips over your shooting shoulder and tames that recoil.

Don't get me wrong, but "a bit of a headache" today will develop into something much worse as time goes on.

Your body is giving you a warning. Heed it.

I had a good friend who felt he could handle recoil from anything chambered in a rifle. He paid for that in a very nasty manner, when an Aneurysm, caused by shooting too many hard recoiling rifles/shotguns burst. He survived, but was partially paralyzed for the rest of his life, ending his shooting/hunting/fishing in his mid fifties.

 

[DGY]

Get a PAST recoil pad. It slips over your shooting shoulder and tames that recoil.

Don't get me wrong, but "a bit of a headache" today will develop into something much worse as time goes on.

Your body is giving you a warning. Heed it.

I had a good friend who felt he could handle recoil from anything chambered in a rifle. He paid for that in a very nasty manner, when an Aneurysm, caused by shooting too many hard recoiling rifles/shotguns burst. He survived, but was partially paralyzed for the rest of his life, ending his shooting/hunting/fishing in his mid fifties.

I do own and wear a past pad and the rifle has a good recoil pad, my mistake was shooting all those rounds from the bench wanting to get through some trial loads to find what will work. I won’t do that, I’ll keep it to a few rounds per sessions!
And I think I will use my home made quad sticks and see if it alleviate the perceived recoil, it should!

 

[rombat]

What butt pad is that? I'm likely going to look for something other than the plastic one to put back on. I could even do another 1/2" of LOP if needed.

The butt pad is a grind to fit Limbsaver. I like the look of them and the recoil management is great. I have three Husqvarna's from Intersurplus that I have cleaned up, the 30-06 pictured earlier, a 9.3x57 and a 6.5x55. All with Limbsavers, and a similar wood treatment. I bed the actions with J B Weld steel epoxy
The 30-06 was a bit of a mess when I received it. It appeared that it had been refinished with the rifle fully assembled. There was rehardened finish inside everything, the trigger would not move. Not a big deal, it cleaned up nice. The bottom metal was alloy, I just painted it with satin black enamel.
This is my 9.3x57. I made a rear peep sight from a weaver scope mount and installed a fiber optic front sight.

 

[Meroh]

love the side mount ,nice looking set up and nice work cleaning it up

Thanks, I was fortunate that it was equiped with this system; receiver is not drilled.

 

[Meroh]

Yeah I can also endure quite a bit of recoil, last week I shot about 18 rounds of 458 win mag full loads of 350gr at 2550fps…. I was tired at the end and a bit of a headache the next day, rifle is quite light for that chambering. I do t find my 9.3x62 too bad in terms of recoil.
Slip on pad is a great option if one doesn’t want to modified the but stock. Especially if you can use a bit more LOP.

Empty with the scope on, it is barely over 7 lbs. For hunting, that is OK, for sustained fire, not so much. LOL

 

[Max-4]

Thanks for the responses guys, if you have a restored Husky 1640 feel free to post pics and tell us about it, I need some inspiration.

 

[gordonlbyrne]

I kind of took a liking to this one ,what do you think

 

[Max-4]

I kind of took a liking to this one ,what do you think

What is the SKU number of that rifle, I won't buy it I promise. Read the description below, they list all the imperfections.

 

[gordonlbyrne]

I owne that one but if I was looking for one this would be it,especially if you have one with a side mount all ready this one is in 6.5x55

 

[Max-4]

Has anybody ever had success with buying a new aftermarket stock for the Husky 1640? Just wondering if Boyd's or somebody else makes a nice drop in Walnut stock that fits?

Also are there drop in triggers on the market that will improve this brutal trigger pull? Thanks!

 

[tactical lever]

I'd just refinish it yourself. The 1640 rifles aren't surplus actions to my knowledge, but Husqvarna commercially made actions, and of course everything made for the sporting market.

I don't have knowledge of aftermarket stocks, but I suppose it's possible they're out there.

Might be easier to come by, being based on a 98 action, but that's just a guess.

The quality of wood is usually a nicer than today's "average" and probably more often a couple grades higher.

Every now and then you might see one with a custom stock on it.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Has anybody ever had success with buying a new aftermarket stock for the Husky 1640? Just wondering if Boyd's or somebody else makes a nice drop in Walnut stock that fits?

Also are there drop in triggers on the market that will improve this brutal trigger pull? Thanks!

I'm pretty sure that you can get an aftermarket trigger from Brownell's. I am pretty sure that I bought a trigger for mine, but it was a true Mauser 98 made by Husqvarna, not a 1640.