If I want to shoot it I need to repair it or put it in a donor stock to shoot. This is a 1941 Portuguese Contract K98k in 90 to 95 percent condition. Then I would get two WWII brass threaded repair screws and run through at 45 degrees or so top and bottom of lug area in right wall. Epoxy together with pressure to bond area. I would strip stock, clean as well as you can in cracked area chemically. The forces when fired are trying to push the barrel/receiver group straight back. I would guess that weapon was laying on right side and it was either stacked or sat or fell against to create that 90 degree break to grain line. One is being the shoulder for receiver lug, and second is strength in stock in thin area. The one on the left is being used to help distribute the pressure from the clamp and the one on the right is to replace the wood that is missing, pay it no attention.The crossbolt in stock serves two purposes. As with hairline cracks, saw cuts and tool joints, often seen in exterior concrete and garages. Presto, you’re done Saw Cuts & Tool Joints. The two pieces of wood in this picture are for different reasons. If after 24 hours, the substrate is still dry below the plastic sheet then the substrate is dry enough to start repair work. Once the epoxy primer coat has been applied, small hairline concrete cracks (smaller than the width of dime) require a little elastomeric sealant and a quick scrape with a putty knife. I like to use wax paper to keep the epoxy from sticking to the clamp. Then insert the dowel and clamp it up tight. If you are able to flex the crack to help work it in, all the better. Mix your epoxy and work it into the crack. Here I used a bamboo skewer and trimmed it to fit.įor added strength you can use fiberglass thread ( pulled from your fiberglass cloth) to wrap the dowel.Īcraglas is about the best epoxy resin for repairing stocks, but you can use Devcon Two Ton clear epoxy with the 30 minute set time. You will need to drill just pass the depth of the crack so that you will prevent the crack from running after the repair is done. You should always clamp the crack closed when drilling to keep small particles of wood from getting into the crack. This is done by drilling a hole into the crack. To fix the crack you will need to get to the bottom of it. Pay no attention to the piece of wood missing from the inside. But if done correctly, it doesn’t take that much more work and the repair will last a lifetime. I have found that many will take the easiest way to make a repair, hoping that it will hold. I have seen many cracks continue running after glue was injected into them. For interior and exterior use on all types of stone. The problem is that you will never be able to get the glue all the way to the end of the crack. It is slow-drying, allowing the epoxy to infiltrate deep into the stone to fill voids and add strength. Most often this is done from where the crack starts. Here’s the trouble with just injecting glue into a crack. Once the make contact with the glue, they start to break down the glue. We put oil and solvent on guns and they tend to get into the stock. So if there is any space that the glue has to fill, it will be a weak point in the repair.Īnother reason is that most glues are not impervious to oils and solvents. The reason is that glue sticks great to wood, but does not hold to itself very good.
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