Hair line crack in Gun Stock.

Tawny Owl

I have just discovered a small hairline crack:eek: on my gun stock on the right hand side .I will load up a photo later this evening, its just where the barrells join to the stock hard to explain without the photo, but can this be repaired or will it need a new stock.its about 2" long and very fine.

kfod

I don't know if this helps but in last Decembers Sporting Gun they did an article repairing a hairline crack on the stock of an Anschutz .17hmr

Yours is a shotgun stock right? Probably under more stress than a .17hmr rifle stock so their fix may not work. To repair the rifle stock they removed all the metal work / action and simply used superglue to fill the crack, then gently sanded and refinished.

GoodBridge

I'd a bit more than a hairline crack in stock of my shot gun and had it repaired. That was about 18 years now and it's still going strong.

I was told at the time by the Gunsmith (Watts I think it was, in Dublin city centre) that it was dangerous and I shouldn't have been shooting with it. Apparently, with the kickback it can shear off and do you a serious injury.

One shot on kill

Yes I can be repaired.

As regards further injury. I don't think so it didn't just snap so the chances of it snapping after repair I would think its very very slim.

Is it on the top of the stock or the side.

johnny3

Pat sludds in Wexford is ur man he will repair it and it will be perfect and he is very cheap for what he does you can send it to him with fastways couriers or post and he have it back to you ASAP he converted an normal stock into an adjustable stock for me tink he charged bout €100
Look up his websit

Tawny Owl

One shot on kill wrote: »

Yes I can be repaired.

As regards further injury. I don't think so it didn't just snap so the chances of it snapping after repair I would think its very very slim.

Is it on the top of the stock or the side.

It's to the right near the top still in work at the moment will post photos tonight about 9pm.

Cheers.

landyman

Yeah pat sludds sent my dt10 stock to him in 3pieces in the post repaired and sent back for 50 euro don't mind the courier they fleece you

Tawny Owl

Photos attached

Johnny max

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Double Barrel

Have it repaired with pins & epoxy before you lose that piece above the crack. It could pop off the next time you fire a cartridge.
There are other problems that should be addressed at the same time, namely the oil saturated ? discoloured area toward the bottom of the receiver.

Is this a through bolt gun?

One shot on kill

I'd say that piece could fall off if it got the right bang.

Be carefull with it.

FISMA

Tawny Owl wrote: »

I have just discovered a small hairline crack:eek: on my gun stock on the right hand side .I will load up a photo later this evening, its just where the barrells join to the stock hard to explain without the photo, but can this be repaired or will it need a new stock.its about 2" long and very fine.

Tawny Owl,
What make firearm have you?

Tawny Owl

FISMA wrote: »

Tawny Owl,
What make firearm have you?

It's a Winchester 101 Supergrade U/O Shot gun.

Grizzly 45

Not very life threatning,just ugly and especially on a good grade gun like that.
Not the hardest to repair either,but has to be finished off properly to keep the looks of the gun.
As DB said you need to sort out the discolouration as well.Your crack is being caused by too much oil getting into the wood work,loosening up the wood fibers at the critical point of metal meeting wood with massive impact.

Double Barrel

The 101 is a through bolt set-up.

Double Barrel

TOwl
Just thinking.

It might be worth while to have a gunsmith look at the length and profile of the firing pins. On second thought. From a safety point of view I'd say it was mandatory.

There is a good chance that the pin pierced the cap/primer allowing the propellant gasses to enter the action body. The increase in pressure can then crack or blow out a bit of wood round the stock head, or at the very least severely weaken it.