How do I tell which it is? I just picked up my Weatherby today and as I was fondling it before starting to get ready for bed I noticed a crack behind the tang. I have seen the finish on these Mark Vs crack in other places...but this is a tricky place... It does not appear to be a continuous crack, but given it's a .300 Weatherby, I want to be sure of what it is so I can do something to correct it before I take it out to the range or field.
crack...is it the stock or merely the finish
- Thread starter Dustin
- Start date
Pull the barreled action from the stock and check for cracks behind the recoil lug mortise and behind the magazine mortise. If there are cracks in those locations chances are the crack you are seeing is the real deal.
If you do have cracks developing, you should fix the cause before they get worse. Glass bedding the recoil lug area may fix the problem but to be sure it may be good to bed in a crossbolt in a groove behind the lug.
Here's a sketch to show what I mean
If you do have cracks developing, you should fix the cause before they get worse. Glass bedding the recoil lug area may fix the problem but to be sure it may be good to bed in a crossbolt in a groove behind the lug.
Here's a sketch to show what I mean
Pulled the stock, there is a crack right behind the magazine well, and the one I saw already is the real deal 
Edit to Add: The Weatherby stock has a cross-bolt glassed in behind the lug already. Now to go about fixing before I shoot it...it seems to me that Acraglas Gel is not the best thing for a problem like this...
Edit to Add: The Weatherby stock has a cross-bolt glassed in behind the lug already. Now to go about fixing before I shoot it...it seems to me that Acraglas Gel is not the best thing for a problem like this...
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- Location
- Newfoundland
If it is split back there are you sure that you wan to risk shooting it , as you said it is a 300 WBY and they do have a bit of a thump. Can you take it back to the gunshop and get the stock replacedor a least a good proce on a replacement stock.
Dustin said:
Er.... I think I might have re-phrased that before posting...
If it is a very thin crack you could try "Hot Stuff" (an industrial-grade "Krazy glue") which is available from Lee Valley Tools and some industrial suppliers. It is very thin - really water consistency - and will wick into a small crack by capillary action. Run a little lacquer thinner in first to deal with any oil in the stock. I used this to repair a hairline crack in the wrist of a Marlin 1895 and it hasn't budged despite some fairly hefty handloads.
StuartTake a look at this picture. It shows a short piece of 1/8" threaded stock dropped into a groove that was routered side to side in the wood behind the magazine(this is one of the few jobs where a Dremel can come anywhere near a stock). The metal was long enough to extend into each side of the stock. The idea is to embed the threaded metal in bedding compound, in this case Acra-glas gel
This picture shows the stock after bedding. I also embedded cross-bolts behind and in front of the recoil lug. The stock was going on a .375 H&H. (the white stuff is paste wax)
Try to get epoxy into the crack. When the epoxy is in place, wrap the stock with stretched surgical tubing to keep the crack closed. I've heard good things about the 'Hot Stuff' glue. If you get some into the tang crack it would be good to clamp that area until the glue has dried.
This cracking happened for a reason. The recoil lug may need bedding and the rear receiver tang may be acting as a wedge during recoil. There should be a slight gap between the tang and the stock.
This picture shows the stock after bedding. I also embedded cross-bolts behind and in front of the recoil lug. The stock was going on a .375 H&H. (the white stuff is paste wax)
Try to get epoxy into the crack. When the epoxy is in place, wrap the stock with stretched surgical tubing to keep the crack closed. I've heard good things about the 'Hot Stuff' glue. If you get some into the tang crack it would be good to clamp that area until the glue has dried.
This cracking happened for a reason. The recoil lug may need bedding and the rear receiver tang may be acting as a wedge during recoil. There should be a slight gap between the tang and the stock.
telesquirt
CGN Regular
- Location
- Fort Frances
I have the same problem-----the stock on mine cracked from the rear of the trigger guard back to the pistol grip then came back up to the back of the tang !.
It is almost completly seperated and when you gently flex the stock the crack opens right up!
This happened out of the blue on a 6 day moose hunt and I had to "repair" it with a roll of electrical tape.
I've heard these weatherby stocks did not hold up to the heavy recoil of the big magnums and this rifle was handed down to me from my Dad who bought it new in 1970----so it has seen some shooting but not as much as one would think as Dad only fired a couple rounds a year during moose season.
If any one knows a good place to order a new stock I would appreciate it but I don't know if I will replace it----just because it wouldn't be "Dad's gun" anymore.
It is almost completly seperated and when you gently flex the stock the crack opens right up!
This happened out of the blue on a 6 day moose hunt and I had to "repair" it with a roll of electrical tape.
I've heard these weatherby stocks did not hold up to the heavy recoil of the big magnums and this rifle was handed down to me from my Dad who bought it new in 1970----so it has seen some shooting but not as much as one would think as Dad only fired a couple rounds a year during moose season.
If any one knows a good place to order a new stock I would appreciate it but I don't know if I will replace it----just because it wouldn't be "Dad's gun" anymore.
Old thread, I fixed it for him some time back. - dan
telesquirt said:
I had a similar break with a Mark V in 340 Wby. One side of the stock was completely cracked through.
Repaired it using straight Acraglas, not the gel. Used clamps and surgical tubing to bind it up good and snug for 72 hours, put it back on the rifle and went to the range. It never missed a beat after that.
Ted
