You don't want the screw holes to be too tight, as that would only encourage more splitting problems. *Also, with the first repair detailed above for the wrist, you want to be sure where you choose to drill for a piece of all-thread that you are not interfering with the screws or inner workings of the firearm. I used the drill press to drill a couple of holes through the areas of the stock that had split. If that is the case, then you might need to determine if the stock screw(s) hole(s) still have plenty of 'bite' to them, as well as looking at the possibility of bedding the action into the stock.
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Once all of the reinforcing has been accomplished, then you might look at the area around the tang(s) and receiver to see if the reason that it cracked in the first place is due to the wood no longer being affixed to the back of the receiver, creating a battery ram with each shot fired. If the stock is cracked laterally, then you may need to create a "dog bone" from about a 3/16" all-thread and corresponding nuts threaded to the ends, inletting the face of the stock some with a dremel, and then glassing that in to help create structural support for the wood. Just be aware that even in its natural state, acraglas will 'skate' during cure, so you want to be damn certain to use gravity in your favor. I've not tried it, but you might even be able to get yourself a hypodermic needle and inject a somewhat liquidy mix into small cracks. Don't expect it not to make any mess at all on the stock, because it will. You can get the acraglas into some pretty small cracks that way.
When it hardens, so has the repair.), then mix up a little bit more glass and dye, and some thinner. When you have that accomplished, use some surgical tubing and wrap it tightly around the stock to persuade the wood to return to shape.Īfter you've done that, and it has cured (keep the tongue depresser used in mixing the dye/glass standing up in the mix. Basically, don't get the acraglas all over the internals, or let it seep into any holes, etc. Once that is accomplished, you will want to use a release agent on all the metal surfaces of the firearm, then re-install the stock onto the shotgun, being careful not to get any of the glass onto the screws for the stock, and you may even wish to use some model clay to build up a dam in certain areas depending on what it looks like. Get a piece of about 1/4" all-thread, and mixing some acraglas with BLACK DYE (wood grain is black), you will acraglas it into place. What I would do is remove the stock from the shotgun, drill a hole in the face of it (that is the part which marries to the receiver) the length of the wrist.
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