Unlike it's well known attribute of setting up instantly under pressure it will take a while when used to repair wood but once it sets the crack will be glued usually all the way to the bottom and even into the wood grain itself. Just try the stuff on a test piece with a thin crack, it's really amazing to watch that glue instantly wick itself into even the thinnest of cracks and as you have to add more it seems to just disappear into the wood as it's applied. This stuff really is amazing and is all I use but if you do use it make sure and get a good quality and not a bargain store brand.
I have sawed apart test pieces to see how far it will wick into hairline cracks and in most cases it will actually go all the way to the bottom of the crack or all the way through if the crack is all the way through. I have tested these repairs to destruction of the wood glued with it and it is VERY strong! What really sets it apart is how deeply it will penetrate into even the thinnest cracks, not only that but it actually penetrates into the wood grain itself. Since epoxy can be extremely difficult to get deep into thin cracks and impossible to get into hair line cracks I started to research ways to save these otherwise very nice stock blanks and several folks suggested Super glue because of it's unique ability to wick into hairline cracks but I was skeptical of the stuff. Don't laugh at using Super glue (Krazy glue)! Someone earlier in this thread mentioned it but little else has been said about it, here is what I have done. I have built stocks for years from walnut that I cut myself and have run into many cracks while trying to save fine figured wood, many pieces of highly figured wood have had cracks and the blank was just otherwise too nice to throw away. I have a Turk 38 that I built a Custom stock from scratch and re barreled it to 25-06
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If you lived closer I would gladly help you out and show you how to fit the stock properly and repair the crack. Your stock can be repaired and properly fitted to the action.īut as mentioned by others, the bottom metal is probably a little bent from improper fitting. Or you end up with an action that is not set solid in the stock, and the stock may be prone to cracking. The rifle looks like a standard Mauser 98 action.Īny aftermarket 98 stock can be fit to that action.īut there is some fitting to do on different models to make them fit properly. The proper way it should have been done would be to set the bottom metal first to fit in the stock, then inlet the action and barrel so it fits down properly on the bottom metal. Magazine box is made to sit right down on the bottom of the action and have a steel tube spacer on the rear action screw to make the magazine box or Bottom Metal fit properly.īut I bet, When they replaced the stock the stock was taller and they made some modifications like putting the spacer on the front, and a spring to replace the rear spacer.
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