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repairing a cracked stock

5mmgunguy
How tough is it to repair a stock with a hairline crack in the pistol grip area. I don't think I want to crack it further, at least that don't intuitively sound like a good idea. Sohow do I do it?
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  • Fatstrat
    Are you talking about simply filling the crack or fixing it so that it becomes invisible?
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  • 5mmgunguy
    Would like to fix it so it would be invisible...I know that means a refinish of the stock.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    BROWNELLS ACRA GLAS AND A 1/8" DRILL BIT, FROM INSIDE THE ACTION AREA DRILL A HOLE PARALLEL WITH THE CRACK WITH THE 1/8" BIT (BEING CAREFULL NOT TO BREAK THE SURFACE OF THE STOCK). FILL THIS HOLE WITH MIXED ACRA GLASS, TAKE THE DRILL BIT AND INSERT IT INTO THE HOLE BACKWARDS. THIS WILL FORCE THE ACRA GLASS INTO THE CRACK (YOU MAY WANT TO DO THIS MORE THAN ONCE. WIPE OF THE EXCESS ACRA GLASS AND WRAP THE GRIP WITH ELECTRICAL TAP, STRECHING IT VERY TIGHT (LET IT CURE OVER NIGHT). IF YOU ARE CAREFULL YOU MAY NOT NEED TO REFINISH THE STOCK, RELEAVE THE STOCK AREA IN BACK OF THE TANG SO AS NOT TO CRACK AGAIN.
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  • Emmett Dunham
    The glass will flow through the crack with out force, I am amazed when I use it some time how much it will flow through a crack you cannot see, good stuff. Sometime I will build a dam on each side of the crack and pore it full, I play with the glass until solid enought to keep its shame, remove the dams and cut the excess glass away. One of the most important parts of using this stuff is to get the color of the glass dark enough to match the final finish of the rifle.


    Good, luck


    Emmett

    Emmett
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  • hunterX
    If the crack is large enough or you can bend the stock a little and open the crack up some to get it in , fill it with super glue , wipe off excess and clamp it for a few hours.
    Not real fancy nor complicated but it should work well.
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  • RCrosby
    What's the rifle, and do you know how/why it cracked in the first place.
    Very different question, IMHO, if your talking about a .22 or light recoiling centerfire, or a big thumper.
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  • 5mmgunguy
    It is a Remington 760 in 223 Rem...how do I know it is cracked, I can see the crack in the stock.
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  • RCrosby
    .how do I know it is cracked, I can see the crack in the stock.

    Wasn't questioning how you knew it was cracked, only asking if you knew how or why it happened. Had a .338 stock that cracked because it was so poorly bedded; simply fixing the crack wouldn't have helped. With a .223/760 the above suggestions should be more than up to the task.
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  • 5mmgunguy
    Sorry, misunderstood your question. Yes I believe it was cracked during shipment. Fed Ex delivered it with a cracked stock. The box looked like they had bounced it one one end several times. Or placed it on the truck with one end up and then drove over all the rough roads they could find.
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  • rhmc24
    MIKE WISKEY is right. A few add-on thouhts: Before drilling I swab where I drill and where the epoxy may ooze out with paste floor wax. The wax can allow peeling off of excess and minimize refinish. When I drill into stocks, I fill the hole. Best is with fiber glass rod, next best is bamboo from chopsticks at Chinese restaurant. Carefully done the only evidence may be the entry hole. I use "2 Ton" epoxy glue I get at Walmart & elsewhere. Old scrap fishing flyrods are one source of fiberglass. 90% drugstore rubbing alcohol is good for diluting epoxy and for clean-up.
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