336 Marlin stock repair

Epoxy. Use one of the needle style applicators and several clamps. Since you can easily open the break, it's likely better to replace it though. Boyd's is doing some nice stuff for not a big pile of money. $65US for walnut, straight or pistol gripped.
 
The tricky thing with an old crack is the possibility of oil contamination in the crack.
Otherwise easy repair with yellow wood glue, polyurethane or epoxy.

Electrical tape stretched hard around the repair is a good easy clamp or you can use surgical tubing if you have some.
 
I like using the Brownell's glass bedding compound that comes in the green box. It is the slow setting brown colored one used for repairs and glass bedding projects. Mix up some in that, spread that Crack wide open, and smear it full, then wrap it with surgical tubing where ya can stretch it and wrap it tight. Once the bedding jell is mostly dried, I like to unwrap the tubing or cut it off usually. Then with a sharp knife edged tool of some kind, cut and scrape some of that mostly dried bedding compound away, as I will make the job of finishing later much easier with less rock hard compound to deal with. Once the job is done, you'll probably never break it in that same place twice.
 
I just bought a stock set from Western Gun Parts for my Marlin 336. $250.00 for front and rear c/w recoil pad and engraving and it is a Marlin stock.

I have purchased 3 or so stocks from Boyds and they are okay stocks, no issues. But something to consider is this; $65 for the rear stock which will now not match your front stock. $46 (if I remember correctly) for the front stock. Now add engraving and the recoil pad ?? Now add shipping and handling and the currency exchange.

Recently there was a post here from a member saying that he had been waiting 8 weeks for his order from Boyd's which somone said might be a result of their main blank supplier having a fire. WGP shipped to me in two days.

Just remember to send WGP your serial number and the part numbers for anything you order. Here is a link to the Marlin owners manual web page for parts numbers.
Dave


http://www.marlinfirearms.com/pdfs/manuals/mfc_centerfire.pdf​
 
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