Split in stock repair ideas?
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enfieldspares
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It depends if you want an invisible mend or a mend that works but is f ugly. A f ugly repair would involve a brass woodscrew and strong glue through the wood (at and angle) with the head needing to be contoured when done. But it would remain very visible and might only be OK for a .22 Rimfire or other light recoiling calibre. A pilot hole might need to be drilled. I have a BSA Airsporter with such a repair and will post pictures tomorrow.
The position of the crack looks awkward but if it’s possible I’d look to find some longish wood dowels and drill the stock. You may be able to insert a few? Once doweled and glued into place sand back and refinish. Not so sure how much I’d want to use it on anything bigger than a .22 but who knows with a good repair?
I would remove material on the inside and repair with epoxy and carbon fibre.
Essexsussex
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What rifle is it? You might find a friendly character on here with an unloved spare stock that would go on it.
HonestJohn
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Looks like a Sako 75 or 85? If so, easy to find a replacement stock without spending a fortune
Personally I’d put a wedge in to very slightly ease open the crack & then use a dremel or similar to remove wood from the inside of the stock, ie open up the gap slightly, but leave the outside & both edges untouched as these will be the edges of the jigsaw that’ll make sure the stock is aligned correctly later.
Then remove the wedge & use surgical rubber tubing to wrap the stock to make sure the joint is tight before drilling a couple of holes at an angle through the crack so it can be dowelled later.
Keep the saw dust from these holes for use later.
Take a bamboo barbecue skewer & sand down to the right size to fit the holes & cut to a length that is slightly shorter than the depth of the hole. Bamboo is flexible & has a course fibre structure so very unlikely to shear but will flex if required.
Make sure you’ve cleaned out all the material you’ve removed by using compressed air (available in cans).
Open the crack up again with the wedge & use a good epoxy glue to fill the gap, including he wider bit you’ve removed the material from. You can tape off the wood either side of the crack to stop the glue going where it shouldn’t & cling film works well to cover the rest of the stock so you don’t leave sticky marks!
Put epoxy into the dowel holes too & then remove the wedge before using the surgical rubber tube to tighten the crack up. Then insert the dowels & push them to below surface level. Mix the sawdust you saved with the remaining epoxy & use it to fill the dowel holes.
Once the epoxy has gone off a bit use a razor blade to trim back the epoxy on the dowel holes.
Once it’s all gone off remove the surgical rubber, clean up the inside with the dremel to remove glues that’s squeezed out & clean up the dowel holes.
You should be good to go & as others have said, the repair will likely be stronger than the stock!
Then remove the wedge & use surgical rubber tubing to wrap the stock to make sure the joint is tight before drilling a couple of holes at an angle through the crack so it can be dowelled later.
Keep the saw dust from these holes for use later.
Take a bamboo barbecue skewer & sand down to the right size to fit the holes & cut to a length that is slightly shorter than the depth of the hole. Bamboo is flexible & has a course fibre structure so very unlikely to shear but will flex if required.
Make sure you’ve cleaned out all the material you’ve removed by using compressed air (available in cans).
Open the crack up again with the wedge & use a good epoxy glue to fill the gap, including he wider bit you’ve removed the material from. You can tape off the wood either side of the crack to stop the glue going where it shouldn’t & cling film works well to cover the rest of the stock so you don’t leave sticky marks!
Put epoxy into the dowel holes too & then remove the wedge before using the surgical rubber tube to tighten the crack up. Then insert the dowels & push them to below surface level. Mix the sawdust you saved with the remaining epoxy & use it to fill the dowel holes.
Once the epoxy has gone off a bit use a razor blade to trim back the epoxy on the dowel holes.
Once it’s all gone off remove the surgical rubber, clean up the inside with the dremel to remove glues that’s squeezed out & clean up the dowel holes.
You should be good to go & as others have said, the repair will likely be stronger than the stock!
HonestJohn
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But do find out where the action is touching the stock incorrectly and causing the stock split- you’ll want to relieve that area to avoid future re occurrence
Heym SR20
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Thats only a thin web of wood and the way is oriented it will split again.
You need to stabilise and support the wood. First off glue up the crack so its one piece. Then remove quite a lot of the inside wood. Around the whole receiver, but leave the top edges of the wood alone otherwise you end up with unsightly bedding showing.
Then using a strong bedding compound fill up the inside of the stock and bed in the action and bottom metal. You may well have to make plugs / formers for the trigger group and magazine well.
You need to stabilise and support the wood. First off glue up the crack so its one piece. Then remove quite a lot of the inside wood. Around the whole receiver, but leave the top edges of the wood alone otherwise you end up with unsightly bedding showing.
Then using a strong bedding compound fill up the inside of the stock and bed in the action and bottom metal. You may well have to make plugs / formers for the trigger group and magazine well.
Andy is a good bloke!
dropmdead
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As a bit of an update, it's a sako 75 stock with rather lovely wood, more grained and higher gradethan the usual hence the post.
The split does go all the way through, and I had hoped it may be salvageable for one of the collection.
I'll contact Andy and see what can be done, if not it'll be repaired best way possible and cerakoted.
Many thanks for all your suggestions
The split does go all the way through, and I had hoped it may be salvageable for one of the collection.
I'll contact Andy and see what can be done, if not it'll be repaired best way possible and cerakoted.
Many thanks for all your suggestions
HonestJohn
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Not sure I’d bother mate, nice 75 stocks are cheap to find as people ditch them for plastic ‘upgrades’. You can easily throw £150 at this to find it doesn’t look great, it might split, and you’ll just be waiting for it to happen in the back of your mind
Id open up the crack as far as you dare and paint in or inject in wood glue. Then Id allow it to dry for a few days with a clamp. Then I'd buy (or make on a lathe) a similar coloured wooden dowel. Drill a hole and glue in a dowel. remove excess wood and apply some stain and oil. It will be stronger than the original.
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