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Posted: 6/11/2004 2:24:16 PM EDT
| While cleaning a stock for my K98, I found a couple of hairline cracks. How can I fix these to keep them from getting worse? I also don't want to be able to see the fix. |
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Brownell's sells Hotstuff glue for stocks. You might check out some stock repair forums for advice on fixing cracks. Dennis Jenkins
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You might just leave them alone. It may not get any worse. Fixing something like this without being able to see the repair is almost impossible though. On military rifles it's knid of common though so I wouldn't sweat it. If it gets worse, you could cross-drill and tap in a dowel. You could then cut a face grain plug and it should be hard to tell. |
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I used the original Hotstuff on some fairly large cracks. I would think you'd want the very thin stuff for hairline cracks. This stuff doesn't like oil either so make sure there isn't any in the cracks. I'm not an expert on stock repair. I would direct you to the stock repair forum on the Parallax board which is down at the moment. Dennis Jenkins
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| I use Acraglas for all my repairs. Oils in the wood will not affect it unless it is extreme. You can even mix stain (just enough to match) with it with no effect to its hardening or adhering. I have even put a stock from a .243 that was broken across the pistol grip back together and it held perfectly. You can get Acraglas from Brownell's, Midway USA and probably most gunshops. They have it available in single gun kit which is less expensive than the full kits. This stuff is worth every penny and can be mixed w/ metal for added strength, dyes, stains, etc. It is vety multi-purpose. |
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