Fixing crack/split

[Queequeg 0]

Hi,

 

Was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice please. I have a split in the wood on my air rifle going from the trigger backwards towards the butt about 3-4 inches long. It's long enough to make the butt move if it's not taped up tight. Does anyone know the best way I could fix this? The rifle is a Weihrauch HW80K.

 

Any help or advice would be appreciated very much.

 

Thanks

 

Adam

[davyt63 1,845]

Hi,

 

Was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice please. I have a split in the wood on my air rifle going from the trigger backwards towards the butt about 3-4 inches long. It's long enough to make the butt move if it's not taped up tight. Does anyone know the best way I could fix this? The rifle is a Weihrauch HW80K.

 

Any help or advice would be appreciated very much.

 

Thanks

 

Adam

 

 

any pics? buddy

 

regards

 

davy

[Phantom 631]

Hi Adam,

 

I had similar split in the stock of an old ASI Rangemaster that I refurbished.

The previous owner had put some PVA glue in it, which would have been okay, if it was to be used as an ornament and not fired.

 

I used a resin similar to Araldite. It was hard work to get it in between the split, but it worked fine.

 

You will have to remove the action etc from the stock and be sure to remove any excess if you decide to go down this route.

 

Good luck

 

Phantom

Edited March 12, 2010 by Phantom

[redeye jedi 39]

try and post some pics buddy. you could remove the action drill 2 holes going back towards the butt with a fairly large drill bit. then using a smaller bit make some pilot holes then use some self tapping screws to pull the stock back together. ive used this method to fix a webly stingray that had the stock split almost in two. worked a treat.

ATB REDEYE.

[Queequeg 0]

Cheers guys I shall take some pictures later and post them up. Was thinking a couple of screws and some araldite type glue. Put it in the vice to hold shut (not too tight) the split is wide enough to see through to the other side and slide glue in.

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Queequeg.

 

 

There is a glue called Mitre mate, has an activator spray.

The stuff is brilliant, and VERY strong, goes off in minutes.

Very easey to use, you just need to be able to get it in the gap, its fairly runny so should be ok.

 

Just another idea mate.

 

Good luck with it.

 

Have you shot the AA Hunters yet....were they any good for you ??

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

Bill.

[Queequeg 0]

Hi Queequeg.

 

 

There is a glue called Mitre mate, has an activator spray.

The stuff is brilliant, and VERY strong, goes off in minutes.

Very easey to use, you just need to be able to get it in the gap, its fairly runny so should be ok.

 

Just another idea mate.

 

Good luck with it.

 

Have you shot the AA Hunters yet....were they any good for you ??

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

Bill.

 

 

No not yet mate i'm planning on sighting the rifle in using them and giving them a shot this weekend.

I'll take a look into that glue. Should work a treat.

 

Cheers

 

Adam

[Guest eastmids]

ive used super glue on splits ,i cant fault it.

[Phantom 631]

ive used super glue on splits ,i cant fault it.

 

Polymers and plastics I can see it working on , but not on a porus stock such as wood surely

 

Having said that, superglue is water soluable, so if you were out in the rain or it got wet for some other reason such as dropping the gun in a torrent of water (Don't worry Niel buddy I won't mention any names ) the glue would rapidly fail

 

Phantom

[Buster321c 1,010]

A dowl and some wood glue is the only way

 

 

Buster the chippie

 

Edited March 12, 2010 by Buster321c

[Queequeg 0]

A dowl and some wood glue is the only way

 

 

Buster the chippie

 

 

 

Bloody good idea