Bedding a replacement X-bolt stock after it got sticky, how hard is it?

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So as i was getting a few rifles sighted in and ready for the upcoming hunting season i grabbed my Xbolt out of the cabinet and my hand came away with the dreaded sticky gooey duratouch stock. I thought i had avoided the issue but it is what it is.

After reading about what to do i emailed browning canada and i have two options to replace the stock.
1 - I can mail it away to the local authorized gunsmith, who currently has a waiting list until at least the end of November, maybe longer.
2 - They can mail me a stock, replace it myself and be good to go, but this will void any warranty.

From what i have read they do a "bedding" on the recoil lug of the factory stocks, but it's a small dab of something that doesn't really do much actual bedding.
I've also read that besides the duratouch melting issue their warranty isn't really worth much anyway, so voiding it shouldn't really be a concern once i get the new stock.

Has anyone else gone through this recently? Is there a rundown of what browning does as Bedding that can easily be done at home? Does their extra little blob of something even make enough of a difference to worry about it?

Since the rifle shoots and operates fine and has never caused me any issues i'm leaning towards the new stock, but what was your experience with the whole sticky stock mess?
 
Just confirming. Browning stated replacing the stock on your own voids the rifles warranty?? Sure that's not limited to the warranty on the stock? Seems odd a stock replacement (common) would void the warranty on the entire rifle.

Cheers
 
Probably because they couldn’t be assured that little 1/2 oz dab of bedding on the recoil lug wouldn’t be to factory specs.
 
Northern Amateur said:
Just confirming. Browning stated replacing the stock on your own voids the rifles warranty?? Sure that's not limited to the warranty on the stock? Seems odd a stock replacement (common) would void the warranty on the entire rifle.

Cheers
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This is the reply i got, so they can't even look at it until at least the end of november, then once they look at it it's 8-10 weeks to do something with it and anyone who does the work that's not browning certified voids the warranty of the firearm.


We offer to replace stocks that have shown signs of deterioration under warranty - The only issue is that the replacement stocks must be bedded, which is generally best done by a gunsmith. Turnaround time from when the gunsmith first looks at your firearm is between 8-10 weeks.

It's important I let you know that both our primary/secondary Browning certified gunsmiths, along with out camo vendor, are fully booked in repair work until end of November. If we receive your firearm next week, this is most likely the time period in which the gunsmith will take a look at your gun.

If you do not care about keeping the warranty on your firearm – we could simply have the stock sent down once made available (October time), but you’ll have to take care of the glass bedding. Anyone performing the bedding that is not browning certified/authorized will render the warranty void.
 
dand883 said:
So as i was getting a few rifles sighted in and ready for the upcoming hunting season i grabbed my Xbolt out of the cabinet and my hand came away with the dreaded sticky gooey duratouch stock. I thought i had avoided the issue but it is what it is.

After reading about what to do i emailed browning canada and i have two options to replace the stock.
1 - I can mail it away to the local authorized gunsmith, who currently has a waiting list until at least the end of November, maybe longer.
2 - They can mail me a stock, replace it myself and be good to go, but this will void any warranty.

From what i have read they do a "bedding" on the recoil lug of the factory stocks, but it's a small dab of something that doesn't really do much actual bedding.
I've also read that besides the duratouch melting issue their warranty isn't really worth much anyway, so voiding it shouldn't really be a concern once i get the new stock.

Has anyone else gone through this recently? Is there a rundown of what browning does as Bedding that can easily be done at home? Does their extra little blob of something even make enough of a difference to worry about it?

Since the rifle shoots and operates fine and has never caused me any issues i'm leaning towards the new stock, but what was your experience with the whole sticky stock mess?
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Duratouch and other similar surfaces will often get sticky to touch after some years (off-gassing, exposure, etc etc)

Alternative courses of action:
1. Cover the existing stock with temporary silicone tape (eg that camo tape usually found at hunting shops). Go for your hunt season and then send in your rifle afterwards for the factory approved warranty replacement.
2. Accept that Duratouch is flawed in this way and paint over it. (Be aware of what that might mean for warranty of the rifle action itself)
3. Buy another stock replacement.
 
dand883 said:
This is the reply i got, so they can't even look at it until at least the end of november, then once they look at it it's 8-10 weeks to do something with it and anyone who does the work that's not browning certified voids the warranty of the firearm.


We offer to replace stocks that have shown signs of deterioration under warranty - The only issue is that the replacement stocks must be bedded, which is generally best done by a gunsmith. Turnaround time from when the gunsmith first looks at your firearm is between 8-10 weeks.

It's important I let you know that both our primary/secondary Browning certified gunsmiths, along with out camo vendor, are fully booked in repair work until end of November. If we receive your firearm next week, this is most likely the time period in which the gunsmith will take a look at your gun.

If you do not care about keeping the warranty on your firearm – we could simply have the stock sent down once made available (October time), but you’ll have to take care of the glass bedding. Anyone performing the bedding that is not browning certified/authorized will render the warranty void.
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Interesting. Appreciate you posting this. Having bedded a number of rifles along with swapping out stocks, this the first i have heard a manufacturer void the entire warranty as a result. My gut tells me to get clarification if they are indeed referring to the entire rifle or just the stock.
In the interim you can simply wrap the stock for hunting season while waiting on specifics from Browning and eventual stock replacement. Cheap alternative in preventing goo on ones gloves!!

Cheers
 
Take Door #2 and go with it.
I have the dura touch rifle and am the second owner of said rifle so any implied manufacture warranty is gone.
If/when this stock starts to melt I am taking door #2 and not looking back.
And I am a Browning fan boy here so take this opinion for what it is worth.
Rob
 
FLHTCUI said:
Take Door #2 and go with it.
I have the dura touch rifle and am the second owner of said rifle so any implied manufacture warranty is gone.
If/when this stock starts to melt I am taking door #2 and not looking back.
And I am a Browning fan boy here so take this opinion for what it is worth.
Rob
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That's the way i'm leaning, i just see shipping the gun back and forth a few times being more likely to cause as issue than a tiny glob of epoxy not dabbed on the recoil lug
 
Absolutely bull schitt about voiding warranty if you bed the stock... what has that got to do with the metal warranty...? Magazine, bolt, extractor, ejector, trigger, safety...
 
guntech said:
Absolutely bull schitt about voiding warranty if you bed the stock... what has that got to do with the metal warranty...? Magazine, bolt, extractor, ejector, trigger, safety...
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Perhaps some convenient misleading going on with the comments from browning. My guess is the 'warranty' in this case is limited to the stock only. Makes no sense to void the warranty on the other parts of the rifle over a stock swap.
 
I had them replace one of mine. I was not happy with the replacements bedding job. Barrel was not free floated like before. So I ground it out and redid it. It turned out great. Doing this you would keep your warrenty.
 
Honestly I wonder if something like acidtone wouldn't take the stick duratouch coating off. Cause the new ones and the replacement stock there gonna send you has no duratouch on it just a plain synthetic stock. So if you can turn yours into that......
 
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