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DF: Have you tried Partitions? Not in that one, not yet. The Horn 130's did so well, I didn't look any farther. I went with lighter bullets due to the rifle being so light. I was thinking heavier bullets would kick more. I do have some heavier loads worked up for my red pad Ruger #1 RSI '06, so maybe a few of those thru the HVA wouldn't be a bad idea. DF
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My Tradewinds Husky has a rate of twist a little slower than 1 in 10 inches - about 1 in 11 if I recall. It shoots the 200 grain Nosler Partition into less than MOA and does equally well with 220gr Hornady RN that are dead center when the 200 Partitions are sighted to be 2" high at 100 yards. The funny thing is that I've tried several 150 and 165 gr bullets and none have grouped as well as the heavier bullets in the slightly slow twist.
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The Husky 1640 is a small ring 98 design and a good action. They are a bit of a problem in finding stocks; the small ring 98 is less common.
I have one in 7X57 AI and love the rifle. It's been my antelope rifle for many years.
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Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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The Husky 1640 is a small ring 98 design and a good action. They are a bit of a problem in finding stocks; the small ring 98 is less common.
I have one in 7X57 AI and love the rifle. It's been my antelope rifle for many years.
Screw spacing is like the large ring. One solution, get a large ring stock. fill in with glass bedding. DF
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The Husky 1640 is a small ring 98 design and a good action. They are a bit of a problem in finding stocks; the small ring 98 is less common.
I have one in 7X57 AI and love the rifle. It's been my antelope rifle for many years.
Screw spacing is like the large ring. One solution, get a large ring stock. fill in with glass bedding. DF Yep... Back the truck up to it and swing the chute over, then pour. I've done a few that way.
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Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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I have one, a 25 Niedner built by Iver Henriksen. It’s a sweet little rifle.
Last edited by hanco; 03/20/20.
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Now, that’s a piece of history.
Nice
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This. Same setup as the full stock 1640s but in a sporter stock.
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I saw the auction on the gun, and I looked closely at the front site base. I am very sure it is a factory 20.5 barrel as the front sight base is husky factory and it looks perfect.
My 2 cents. Nice gun. Great candidate to rebarrel tp 9.3x62.
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DF: Very nicely done. The ejector notch patch is barely visible after your refinish and the re-cut checkering turned out quite nice. I guess the McM stock housing the 1640 I posted about is quite heavy, which surprises me, but I'm no McMillan expert. Not all mcmillan's are light. Especially the older swirly's... Nice rifle in the op though. I run across the Husky 1640's on occasion. I've passed on some really nice ones in the $400.00 range. Sometimes kick myself in the azz for not buying them...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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They are sleepers, IMO.
They are slick and those folks do know how to make steel.
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Buy, if it fills a hole in your battery.
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Buy, if it fills a hole in your battery. I think you should buy it, you won’t be disappointed
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hanco: I’ve seen you post that rifle before – it’s a nice one. & I may buy it, but I found a NIB Win M70 Featherweight in .280 for just a bit more than the 1640 that I’m eyeballin’ hard.
spence1875: Thanks, I think you’re correct and it certainly does look factory.
bsa1917hunter: I didn’t realize that there were some McMs that were heavy, but it certainly makes sense – that stock would have to be rather heavy to account for the weight of the rifle sans scope. I found a nice original 1640 in .30-06 for around that price – I may take a closer look – would be a good candidate to turn into a .35 Whelen.
Dirtfarmer: Yep, that’s what I read and they do indeed know how to make quality steel.
Boyd45: Lots of holes in my battery.
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I have been following the auction too. Already went through once at $599. To me the point of doing a build on a 1640 would be a really nice light weight rifle on a cool "improved" Mauser action. 6.5x284 in a McMillan Edge Bought and sold donors twice, as I am easily distracted. But if you bought this and didn't like it, you could unload the parts to cover your cost. The wood stock were so prone to splitting that it seems someone is always looking for a replacement and there are not a lot of good options. Make the the guy an offer, that way I can stop looking at the thing. Kent
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Kent, I agree with you regarding the lightweight idea. Initially, I thought that the weight of this particular 1640 was a bit excessive - presumably due to the McM stock. I am still mulling this over, but I had found a new M70 Featherweight in .280 for not much more than this 1640, which I would think would be a better option. Unfortunately this particular auction does not have a best offer option, so keep following the danged thing...
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