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Posted: 9/16/2024 10:52:54 AM EDT
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A Remington 1100 has ended up in my possession due to the death of my wife’s brother. While getting a new stock would be faster, I enjoy salvaging things, I have experience cleaning gun stocks, and it has sentimental value. From the pictures below, you will see he took bad of care of it as he did himself. The buttstock is damaged at the socket end as a result of the gun being fired while the stock was loose. The problems are: 1. Missing wood 2. Loose slivers 3. Trashed finish Do I glue the slivers down (with what) before I strip the finish? I intend to use the citrus based stripper. What do I use to fill in the areas missing wood? I assume I strip the finish first. Given the overall condition of the gun, I plan to rub it down with BLO for a non gloss look. I will use real BLO and not stuff with polyurethane mixed in. Any advice is deeply appreciated. Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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| Based upon the photos I would suggest a replacement stock. The structural integrity of the wrist has been compromised. Using wood filler on the missing pieces would be sub-optimal IMHO. |
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Watco Danish Oil makes a very good finish, I don't know what BLO is. To damn much use of the acronyms. If you mean linseed oil, just say it. Danish Oil is better. Trash that broken stock. FYI: these guns also look very good wearing nylon/polymer. |
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Originally Posted By wildearp: Watco Danish Oil makes a very good finish, I don't know what BLO is. To damn much use of the acronyms. If you mean linseed oil, just say it. Danish Oil is better. Trash that broken stock. FYI: these guns also look very good wearing nylon/polymer. How the hell do you not know what Boiled Linseed Oil is?  And yes, Danish or Tung oil are both way better options than anything linseed. Throw that stock in the firewood pile, grab a new one, and come out ahead with your time and effort. |
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It could be possible to cut out the damaged section of the stock and pin, epoxy, reshape a new block of wood in it's place. I can't tell how far and how deep the cracks are into the wrist, and if you could salvage the checkering. Probably not worth it unless the sentimental value greatly exceeds the cost of a take off. |
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I would strip it first to see how bad the damage is. You need to get it all cleaned up before you glue it. You can then repair it with a 2 part epoxy like Acraglas. Done properly, the repair will be stronger than the actual wood. From the pictures, I think the missing pieces would be more of a cosmetic problem than a functional problem. ETA You will need several clamps and cauls to hold it in place while it cures. Afterwards, if you’re not happy with it, you can always replace it. |
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