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Hi All, I am located in Calgary. I borrowed a savage 22 and strapped it to my backpack for during a hunt. unfortunately the plastic buckles rubbed against the stock and caused some scratches.
I would like to have it repaired professionally before I return it.

Is it best to take it to a gunsmith? It just needs a sanding and whatever they coat it with.

Any recommendations?
 
I agree, just buy the lender another one.

If you just can't bear to do that, take it to an automotive body shop or boat repair shop.

Take the metal off it first of course and they will be able to make it look like new.
 
Post some pics of the extent of the damage. Is it a plastic or wood stock? If it's wood, sanding, fine steel wool and then some truoil to seal it will do the trick. Keep going with the truoil until the area matches the rest of the stock. Overdo it and the relished area will become too glossy.
 
bearhunter said:
I agree, just buy the lender another one.

If you just can't bear to do that, take it to an automotive body shop or boat repair shop.

Take the metal off it first of course and they will be able to make it look like new.
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Neither of those places deal with this, find a local custom wooodworking shop.
 
I am 99% certain, that If I told him about the damage he would say don't worry about it.
but I agree with everyone here that I took responsibility and I need to fix or replace it.
I also know he would not allow me to replace it.

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the scratches are not deep, it may even just be on whatever they use as a clearcoat. I can't seem to add more pictures with my membership level.

the wood" is several sheets laminated together like a skateboard
 

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I would just go and buy a new gun and learn the lesson never borrow something you should own . Swap the stock from the new one and you keep the stock with the history marks .
 
j3rry said:
I am 99% certain, that If I told him about the damage he would say don't worry about it.
but I agree with everyone here that I took responsibility and I need to fix or replace it.
I also know he would not allow me to replace it.

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the scratches are not deep, it may even just be on whatever they use as a clearcoat. I can't seem to add more pictures with my membership level.

the wood" is several sheets laminated together like a skateboard
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Sorry, I was under the impression you were talking about a composite stock.

Those scratches are "repairable".

As for clear coat, that matches what you have, there is a very quick and simple match.

If you can find some LinSpeed, mix it 50/50 with Acetone.

Scrape the scratched area with a razor blade, CAREFULLY, so you don't actually cut anything.

Don't use to much pressure when scraping. You're just trying to make the scratches disappear. Those don't look to be deep. Actually, they look more like the original factory finish was just barely scraped away.

If you can't find any LinSpeed, not many places have it. It's very easy to put together. It's a 50/50 mix of Boiled Linseed Oil and Spar Varnish.

For the area shown in your pics, a couple of tablespoons, mixed 50/50 with Acetone for thinner, would easily cover it all up.

The original finish was likely sprayed on and you likely don't have the equipment to duplicate the process.

So, make up a bit of the recipe above and wipe it on with a cloth.

Apply a very light first coat and allow it to dry overnight. The Acetone really helps with that.

Then, use some very fine 000000 steel wool to buff the surface and apply another very light coat.

When applying the finish, apply it to the area around the scraped area. The acetone will melt the factory finish and blend it with the finish you applied and the fix will be almost impossible to see.

You may find that 50/50 with Acetone isn't enough and may want to use more Acetone.

From your pics, you shouldn't have to add any pigment for color.

If you're at all handy, it's a very easy and inexpensive fix.
 
I would let the owner know and get their opinion before you do anything. I’d be unhappy if someone damaged something I loaned them, but I’d be more unhappy if they went about repairing it without my knowledge.
 
Chances are that the finish is some sort of polyurethane. If so, try polishing a small area with wet-dry paper in successively finer grits (320 going to 600), then try to match the finish with whichever Varathane texture is closest. You can blend the edges with automotive rubbing compound. I've done this a couple of times on Boyd's stocks and the repair was invisible.
As long as the gouge isn't all the way into the wood....
 
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