Howa 1500 stock

[dirtydawk]

Hello all
I am planning on changing the bendy hogue stock on my howa 1500 and I was wondering if anybody knew if a remmy 700 stock would fit.
I have looked at Boyds stocks, but I regularly see remmy 700 stocks for sale at very reasonable prices and if I could pick one of these up on the cheap I would give it a whirl.
My hope is that somebody has already tried this and has a definate answer. I googled it but did not find a definate answer anywhere.
Thanks
Ian

[kennyc]

I would suspect that unless you are good with wood and filler that it would be cheaper to go with the Boyds.

[Laurie]

People often say the Howa 1500 action is a Remy 700 clone. It's not underneath - it is much closer to the old Sako L series with a flat bottom and integral recoil lug and will come nowhere near to fitting a Remy stock inlet even if the screw and trigger spacing is the same. (Which I'd say is very unlikely.)

[dirtydawk]

Thanks guys. Boyds it is then.

[dirtydawk]

Just been on Boyds website, they do some lovely laminate stocks for $100, got the shock of my life when I saw the $70 delivery charge!
Add onto that the import duty and Parcel Farce's charge then the $100 rifle stock starts to look a bit pricey.

[kennyc]

Just been on Boyds website, they do some lovely laminate stocks for $100, got the shock of my life when I saw the $70 delivery charge!
Add onto that the import duty and Parcel Farce's charge then the $100 rifle stock starts to look a bit pricey.

try looking at UK stock manufacturers and it all starts to look cheap again tongueout £130 delivered to your door isn't bad for something that has to swim across the Atlantic!

[dirtydawk]

Can you send a link please.

[dirtydawk]

Can you send a link please.

Cancel that. I see what you mean now about UK prices. All of a sudden a Boyds stock is looking like a bargain!

[Middlebridge]

Set up a search on Ebay. I've seen maybe half a dozen various Howa stocks in the last month or so.
I've a Boyd thumbhole laminate on my Howa, and while it looks a treat and feels great, the whole setup with scope/bipod/moderator weighs in at 14 pounds.