It’s cracked at both pins, the cracks are spread 1/2 way through the width but not all the way. Oddly enough, the stock still feels solid - no wiggle, no wobble. My screw and washer are holding well.
Keep in mind; this is unfired, not stress tested, and i haven’t been doing any rough handling.
I think all of these will crack.
I’ll contact TI tomorrow. I have no problem holding on to the rifle until they send a replacement/ improved stock - I’m fairly handy mechanically (not so much with wood working), and at this stage in my life 2K isn’t a big hit on my wallet (not bragging as I’ve been on both ends of the spectrum).
Yet somehow 100 year old enfield stocks are holding up.
This sounds like cracked differently from what most people have seen, rather it's likely due to random torque horizontally... either way the root of these is the baby amount of meat around pins.
didnt you do the machine screw mod which is the more advance than the wood screw mod and it still failed? wow!!!
I was looking at the picture in the original post of this thread. Anyone else see this? I didn't go through the entire thread to see if this was pointed out. Cracked??
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No. That’s not a photo of a crack. That’s the cut taper of wood stock. It’s actually quite elegant in appearance.
Got your email, ya shatty to see that. Could just be only a matter of time till mine cracks aswell but until then I'll keep using it
Pretty sure TI will have their hands full in the spring with all the broken stocks. They are claiming that only few are effected but it is just a matter of time and unsatisfied customers. The whole batch needs new stocks and for sure I will not put a screw in mine as a solution. We already heard that a buyer consulted a gunsmith who said "no" to this. TI is also claiming that this is a warranty issue. I don't think so, this is a design problem (a moderator on here pointed this out already, so I'd say we are safe with this suggestion) which makes the product unsafe and unusable for it's intended use.
If the stock cracks during it's intended use and somebody gets hurt, TI will have a lot more to deal with than replacing wooden stocks. Their knowledge of the problem has already been very well documented.
Is anybody aware that TI contacted any buyer of this potentially serious safety concern? Nope. Head in the sand strategy.
whats your round count now fired on the SR??
So enough about the stock issue, lets share some mods on the rifle,
- added a rail using the handguard screw and a threaded wood insert into the wood handguard (there is a lot of meat there unlike the stock lol)
- modified safety for 90 degree throw
- printed magazine pulls because it makes the mags easier to grab and insert
- reinforced stock with 6mm threaded insert and 6mm hex screw, head ground to fit (if it breaks still I'm 3d printing a custom stock)
- linseed oil finish on it
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8o89qrndmil8ditqlvfg9/h?dl=0&rlkey=3aiak11zefk6dn5cm3t12hogi
I don’t think it’s a serious safety concern. I guess it could be, under the wrong circumstances, but stocks break on many rifles and it hasn’t resulted in any injuries that I’m aware of.
TI will sort it out. My guess is a batch of reinforced stocks will be produced and made available to early adopters.
I also don’t think my reinforcement screw will bend the back of the receiver trunnion. I’m not a gunsmith but I am formally trained as a machinist - even tho I’ve never been employed as such (became an LEO right out of school)
It’s disappointing about the stocks but that’s all it is at this point. In a few months it’ll be one for the history books.
My exact thoughts. A screw is only going to last so long. It WILL fail. Our best bet is to get Sigmaco (who’s been making us our cool handguards) to figure something out with the stock.