Mannlicher,international,full stock rifles

[aciera]

A Sako guy said the full stocks on them were actually 2 piece and the joining under the band on the fore end

[pacecars]

The .243 Sako I had was like that with the forend being 2 piece

[z1r]

This little Husqvarna is also a two piece fore arm. The joint cleverly disguised with "checkering" or two engraved lines actually.



I've seen a couple Full Stocks in the past that tried to eliminate fore arm pressure with a loose dovetail joint of sorts similar to that below. One used a band similar to Sako to disguise the joint, the other more like the disguise used by Husqvarna.

[aciera]

I had a 1903 MS with a “suitcase” cut. Had a piece of ebony inserted by a stock maker

[boxhead]

My recently acquired Dale Goens 6.5x55 pre-64 M70. Built 1972 or so.

[cas]

Oct 19, 2023 9:11:32 GMT -5 aciera said:

A Sako guy said the full stocks on them were actually 2 piece and the joining under the band on the fore end

There's a little metal strip than connects the two parts inside the barrel channel, kind of like a flat spring. I knew this having read it not long ago, but forgot it a couple weeks ago, trying to get the barreled action out of the stock. (without removing the front sight) Right in the middle of it, sick to my stomach... "Oh my God, I just broke the stock!"

[aciera]

Boxhead……that is stunning

[aciera]

Oct 20, 2023 19:17:48 GMT -5 cas said:

Oct 19, 2023 9:11:32 GMT -5 aciera said:

A Sako guy said the full stocks on them were actually 2 piece and the joining under the band on the fore end

There's a little metal strip than connects the two parts inside the barrel channel, kind of like a flat spring. I knew this having read it not long ago, but forgot it a couple weeks ago, trying to get the barreled action out of the stock. (without removing the front sight) Right in the middle of it, sick to my stomach... "Oh my God, I just broke the stock!"

I can relate

[tdbarton]

Oct 20, 2023 16:11:59 GMT -5 boxhead said:

My recently acquired Dale Goens 6.5x55 pre-64 M70. Built 1972 or so.

Dang Boxhead…

[dobegrant]

that is just a beautiful rifle.

[welldone]

Boxhead swung for the fences AND knocked it out of the park. Absolutely nothing to not like about that rifle!!!!

[jeffh]

In the mid-eighties, I bought a brand new Interarms MKX, blonde, full-stocked 7x57 for $279 at Larry's Pistol and Pawn, in Huntsville, Alabama.

Growing up, my dad had a matched pair of 98 Mausers chambered in 35 Whelen and 30-06, which he drove to Fajan's to have stocked - FULL-stocked.

I've always liked them, never understood the functional point to them, but feel they are best suited to shorter-barreled, medium-bores and low-powered scopes or just real sights for HUNTING. Maybe they won't make the best prairie-dog rifles, but they sure do hunt well.

Saw a stainless Remington Model Seven at a show once with a slender, laminated full stock that I just HAD to look at. Chambered in 35 Remington. The seller said it was a Custom Shop deal and the price reflected it, at least once over. WOW on desirability. WOW on cost to sate such desire.

Had a 95 Chilean action with a 94 Swede barrel on it, 93 Spanish hinged/push-button bottom-metal, ugly as sin but adorable at the same time. I wanted for a long time to rebarrel it in 35R, 18", real sights only, and put a full-stock on it. Too many projects at once for too many years and passed on that particular daydream.

[jeffh]

Oct 19, 2023 15:34:02 GMT -5 z1r said:

This little Husqvarna is also a two piece fore arm. The joint cleverly disguised with "checkering" or two engraved lines actually.

The penultimate 98 Mauser action, in my opinion.

Had a lightweight in 308W I wanted to rebarrel to 257, 7x57 or 6.5x55 and could never make up my mind.  It did not help that it shot like a varmint rifle for the first three shots either.  Couldn't bring myself to do it.

[z1r]

I think I actually like the Husqvarna better, as a shooter, than my Original Mauser Type S Sporting rifle.

The Type S is a wonderful, old world rifle, but open sights only are too much of a limitation these days.


I lucked into an Interarms Full Stock several years ago that was NIB, Unfired even! I stole that one at $400. I told the guy it was underpriced but he said he was good with his asking price.

I'm working on restocking a 1640 in 9,3x62. The original stock was cracked and the 23.6" barrel had been shortened and threaded for a can. So, I am doing the only logical thing and restocking. Can;t imagine a better woods thumper than that!

[aciera]

H&R imported Sako and Mauser actions in the 60s
Douglas did the barrels
Fajen did the stocks.
Great lil guns.