Rifle Stock Repair

[tommyz]

Hello,

Recently, I purchased a Polish Radom Rifle and during shipping the stock got broken into 2 pieces. I was able to locate another stock for it, but would still like to repair the broken one because it matches the rest of the rifle. How would I go about repairing it? Should I glue or and/or put some bolts through it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Tom

Link to the original thread.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=239779

stock damage.jpg

[DONDon1]

I would glue it.In germany we have an very good wood Glue it is called
PONAL try it!!!

[Huntzman]

Just happened upon this thread so I don't know if you have gone any further with the repair to the stock.

First and foremost is what are you planning on doing with the stock ? If you have any intention of shooting the rifle with it in the future, then I would HIGHLY recommend having a gunsmith who is familiar with military wood stocks repair it.

Not only does it need the proper bonding agent, but it will have to be pinned with wood screws. I have seen very good results with hardly a trace of where the screws have been countersunk and hidden. But this is a professional job that should not be messed with.

Sadly it does look like the crack in the stock was pre-existing based on the original photos and should have been disclosed to you. Hope the seller made good on it.

Andrew

[Tiger 1]

Ouch! That sucks.

Depending on the fit of the two pieces and how much mass is availble at the break it may be possible to pin and glue it without it showing any extra holes, etc.

Whatever you do don't try to glue it up yourself if you are not sure of what you are doing. Jobs like these can usually be done right the first time. Removing a bad glue job to redo a poor job is a hell of a lot tougher than just repairing a cleanly broken stock.

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Tony

[tommyz]

Thank you for your reply's. I have not attempted to repair the stock myself, and will have someone with experiance repair it.

[Stahlhelm]

Yes, I do agree that it would be best to have a professional repair it.

Chris

[Gene]

http://www.gorillaglue.com/

[Stahlhelm]

This Gorilla Glue could be the answer. Thanks for the link, Gene! I may need to use that on a few things myself. That's quite an impressive ad they have on the website!

Have you used it before? If so, what's your personal opinion of its results? Is it really better than regular wood glue? Just curioius...

Chris

[Tiger 1]

Gene, Chris,

Gorilla glue is strong for sure. Water is the catalyst used to dampen the surfaces to be glued and GG expands quite a bit volumetrically when activated. If you haven't used it before you may be in for quite a surprise as it can be very messy.

In the case of Tom's stock a simple glue up, regardless of how strong the glue, will not yield the strength that a mechanical lock using pins/doweling and glue will.

His stock was cut with the wood grain running out at the wrist. This short grain is a flaw when it appears in the wrist of any wood stocked firearm. To prevent this from possibly happening again at an adjacent growth ring the stock needs to be mecahnically re-enforced. For optimum strength the grain should have run lengthwise thru the wrist from the forend to the butt.

Tony

[Stahlhelm]

Thanks, Tony!

Chris

[Gene]

Gorilla glue is some great stuff. I used it on some furniture and it has been rock solid. Oh yes, kudos to Bill Grist for hooking you up with a correct replacement stock, whatever the cost was