Husqvarna 1640 stock for heavy caliber

[ti-galop]

I need help with something,

I bought a Husqvarna 1640 and it was redone in 458 win mag. The stock that was made for it wasn't re-inforced and it cracked in a few places. So I am looking at replacing the stock.

The way I see it is I have two options:

1- buy a rifle with a good stock, re-inforce the stock and swap it

2- buy a blank and make a new stock (probably laminate).

I am leaning toward option 1 since it is the "easier" options, but I am not sure the original stock can withstand the recoil of 458WM even if it is bedded and if I add crossbolts. I read they have a tendency to crack at the tang a lot.

Anyone with experience with those?

Cheers

 

[BassAckwards]

The 1600 series Huskies fit in a M98 stock very well, I fit this 1651 Husky 358 Norma into a Bell & Carlson stock with a full aluminum bedding block. There was some substantial dremel work at the tang area to make it perfect, but it turned out well, and shoots even better. It's a lighter stock, but handles recoil very well.

 

[ti-galop]

The 1600 series Huskies fit in a M98 stock very well, I fit this 1651 Husky 358 Norma into a Bell & Carlson stock with a full aluminum bedding block. There was some substantial dremel work at the tang area to make it perfect, but it turned out well, and shoots even better. It's a lighter stock, but handles recoil very well.

Thanks I will take a look at those stock. All the measurements I took led me to believe the trigger guard wouldn't fit and that there was a fair bit of work to make them fit.

 

[Canuck65]

I need help with something,

I bought a Husqvarna 1640 and it was redone in 458 win mag. The stock that was made for it wasn't re-inforced and it cracked in a few places. So I am looking at replacing the stock.

The way I see it is I have two options:

1- buy a rifle with a good stock, re-inforce the stock and swap it

2- buy a blank and make a new stock (probably laminate).

I am leaning toward option 1 since it is the "easier" options, but I am not sure the original stock can withstand the recoil of 458WM even if it is bedded and if I add crossbolts. I read they have a tendency to crack at the tang a lot.

Anyone with experience with those?

Cheers

Boyd's will make you a stock for a couple hundred bucks - many options like laminate, walnut - you can go as plain or s fancy as you like.

How bad is your existing stock? Those Beech Husqvarna stocks crack all the time behind the tang and behind the mag well. This is from poor fitting, over oiling and normal wood aging. The stock you have can be fixed really easily, and if it's done properly, you'll never even know it was broken. The glue joint is stronger than the wood was originally, and pinning/reinforcing a stock isn't rocket science. If it was me, I'd just fix the stock I have.

 

[struff55]

well hell ya i can fix that even though all 98 stocks will crack does not matter what version poor design
By a good quality replacement bed it with devcon steel and use pillers and cross bolts

 

[ti-galop]

The 1600 series Huskies fit in a M98 stock very well, I fit this 1651 Husky 358 Norma into a Bell & Carlson stock with a full aluminum bedding block. There was some substantial dremel work at the tang area to make it perfect, but it turned out well, and shoots even better. It's a lighter stock, but handles recoil very well.

Question, did you bed the action since it is a smaller ring? and I guess same goes for the trigger guard or is there a gap between the stock and the front of it since it is about 1/4in smaller?

 

[ti-galop]

Boyd's will make you a stock for a couple hundred bucks - many options like laminate, walnut - you can go as plain or s fancy as you like.

How bad is your existing stock? Those Beech Husqvarna stocks crack all the time behind the tang and behind the mag well. This is from poor fitting, over oiling and normal wood aging. The stock you have can be fixed really easily, and if it's done properly, you'll never even know it was broken. The glue joint is stronger than the wood was originally, and pinning/reinforcing a stock isn't rocket science. If it was me, I'd just fix the stock I have.

The replacement stock is a maple stock. I believe it was a semi inlet stock from a mauser 98, but I am not sure. The side of the stock cracked about 3in long and behind the recoil lug a steel insert was placed but the wood behind cracked as well. With the steel insert there is little wood left under and behind to place a crossbolt, and above the trigger the wood is even thinner. I could easily do a bedding, but I think I need crossbolts. I fixed the crack on the side of the stock.

That's what I read about the original husqvarna stock and their tendency to crack, which made me wonder if it was worth the effort of installing crossbolts and bed an original stock.

I did not realised I could special order one from Boyd, I sent them an e-mail but never got an answer. The ones they have in stock that is the closest match would require a fair bit of work to make it work.

 

[ti-galop]

well hell ya i can fix that even though all 98 stocks will crack does not matter what version poor design
By a good quality replacement bed it with devcon steel and use pillers and cross bolts

I've never use devcon steel to bed, only acraglass and once on a cheap rifle I used JB Weld which did quite a good job. I'll look up Devcon steel. As I wrote above to Canuck65, I don't think I have enough wood on this stock for crossbolts.

 

[Canuck65]

The replacement stock is a maple stock. I believe it was a semi inlet stock from a mauser 98, but I am not sure. The side of the stock cracked about 3in long and behind the recoil lug a steel insert was placed but the wood behind cracked as well. With the steel insert there is little wood left under and behind to place a crossbolt, and above the trigger the wood is even thinner. I could easily do a bedding, but I think I need crossbolts. I fixed the crack on the side of the stock.

That's what I read about the original husqvarna stock and their tendency to crack, which made me wonder if it was worth the effort of installing crossbolts and bed an original stock.

I did not realised I could special order one from Boyd, I sent them an e-mail but never got an answer. The ones they have in stock that is the closest match would require a fair bit of work to make it work.

Intersurplus has 2 for sale right now. They look like they’ll need work but the inlet will be a perfect match if you have a 1600/1640.

https://intersurplus.com/collections/stock

Good luck

 

[BassAckwards]

Question, did you bed the action since it is a smaller ring? and I guess same goes for the trigger guard or is there a gap between the stock and the front of it since it is about 1/4in smaller?

Yes, once I got the action to sit flush against the aluminum bedding block, I bed the front lug area to about 3/4" in front of the action, and all around the tang area. The bottom metal is a little larger, so I set it over the bolt holes, trace it out with a pencil, and mill it out with the dremel tool. I buy those stocks from Prophet River for a little over $500. They seem very well made and weigh about 2lbs.

 

[ti-galop]

Yes, once I got the action to sit flush against the aluminum bedding block, I bed the front lug area to about 3/4" in front of the action, and all around the tang area. The bottom metal is a little larger, so I set it over the bolt holes, trace it out with a pencil, and mill it out with the dremel tool. I buy those stocks from Prophet River for a little over $500. They seem very well made and weigh about 2lbs.

Thanks! I just called Prophet river. Looks like since my barrel is too wide, there will not be enough material to enlarge the barrel channel. Looking at it, looks like the target version can be enlarged a lot more maybe they can order that for me. Now that I know mauser 98 stock can fit, I can also order a laminate stock from Boyd, inlet it, bed it and install some crossbolts.