Swede M96 with cracked stock-HOW TO FIX?

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blano86	Swede M96 with cracked stock-HOW TO FIX?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 13 (10/23/09 11:57 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I recently received a beautiful Swedish M1896 Mauser with the "SA" stamp. The stock is beautiful and it matches the receiver. So it is the original stock. The only problem is that the stock cracked by the bayonet lug area enroute to my house thru USPS. Kind of a bummer but that happens. Anyways I would love to repair her but I will probably buy another stock just to keep the original stock safe. The pictures I took are the best I could do. I can tweek the crack to where it will open. It is on both sides of the stock. I also have to keep in mind that the cleaning rod runs right thru the stock so my repair has to be positioned correctly. I have heard of ACRAGLASS but do not know to much about the stuff. Does anyone have any ideas of what I can use to maybe glue her back so she is sturdy? And what is the best way of going about this with out making her have an ugly repair? Any tips will be greatly appreciated. I want to get this swede back to the range! Blane
beanstrung		#1	[-]
Posts: 5651 (10/23/09 07:49 PM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Blano86, I moved your post to this forum, where Cabinetman will likely see it sooner... -Bean --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand? Joel 3:9-10
Cabinetman		#2	[-]
Posts: 5387 (10/25/09 06:22 PM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oooooooowwwwwwww.......that's a bad thing the US Government carrier did to that rifle. Did the shipper insure it?? If they did, you have a very legitimate claim. On the upside, the damage can be repaired easily enough. Only CA will be required, actually. It'll hold nicely and it won't break there again. However, on the downside, repairing the finish is where the challenge lies. While I don't doubt that most guys could do the repair, the finish will be near impossible because they don't have the materials that I have to work with. Making that scar as invisible as possible will require a master finisher's approach and even then it won't be completely invisible. I'm going to PM you Blane. Keep your eyes open for it. Rome A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.