![]() ![]() Use a dremel, chisel, or exacto knife to make a trough across the stock in the 3 needed locations. Just get ones long enough to be threaded full length of the cross bolt. brass, stainless, or steel 10/32 machine screws cut to length for these. I suggest you install cross bolts inside the action recess. COOK OFF time and CURE TIME are different. I use syringes and hypodermic needles of appropriate size to inject the epoxy deep into the crack before clamping.ĪFTER leaving it clamped for several days. And mix the dust with the epoxy as you mix it. If their are small gaps, Use some 60 or 80 grit garnet sand paper to sand the stock in the barrel channel and create some "Dust" that matches the stock color. This allows it to soak into the wood fibers, and give a good complete bond before it "Cooks Off". Use the 30 plus minute cure time products. THEN look and see if the joint is tight along its length. I like old leather shoe tongues, or other leather scraps for this on stocks. I suggest you FIRST clamp the stock using multiple C-clamps and padding to protect from marring. Even the best pro wood glues aren't well suited to that type of bond. This is a "straight pull away" along the joint crack. And have also done at least a dozen DIY similar stock repairs. 30 plus yrs in "Cabinet Makers and Millmen Union". I would suggest against its use for this application. In the largest residential cabinet shop west of the Mississippi. Speaking as someone who has used literally thousands of gallons of top quality wood glue professionally. Someone also said make some water hot and put the glue bottle in it which should help it run better. I will hold the stock muzzle end up and use some painters tape to create a reservoir right where the stock crack starts and pump the crack(that's what she said) causing some hydraulic action that should pull the glue deeper into the crack. Yeah I think I'll do that as much as I can. That's way more mickey mouse that repairing a WWII stock that has cartouches and some history. I would try to avoid a new stock as much as possible. For $150 on Sarco they had what appeared to be unissed GI stocks in dark walnut. If converting a sporter rifle then I imagine that's ok but if you have a GI rifle and can find a used GI stock go that route. I was gonna say the most mickey mouse thing to do would be put a new stock on and realized that's what you were saying to do =/. Any old rifle enthusiast would try to repair before throwing away. Just wasn't sure how repairing a stock is considered Mickey Mouse. The youtube below is probably what I'll need to do but I do have a mickey mouse hat so I'll be able to do it right. Professionals actually use threaded brass pins but maybe that's only at Disneyland hehe. Not sure if you realize but there are many stocks that do get repaired and if they can be repaired that is the best thing vs tossing actual used GI stocks that came with the rifle in the trash. I try to avoid buying the mickey mouse ones =P. Ideally if one can find a used GI one that would be the best. My brother did buy a nice one from Sarco. ![]()
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