Nylon 66 stock broke

[angrysoldier]

I took my nylon out of the safe an leaned it up against the wall. It fell over and this is the result. This gun was built in 1968. What am i to do?

 

[t-star]

u know how to do fiberglas? or epoxy the two together without the barrel in place?

 

[haim]

You could fix that with J-B weld epoxy.

 

[angrysoldier]

I've worked with epoxy before. Maybe that might be the solution.

 

[can14]

It's the restricted part in America, so finding new stock there is out

 

[lone ranger]

I wondered how brittle those old nylons were getting after all these years. Yikes !!

I would "bed" the inside with fiberglass sheet & use the resin for the out side.Canadian tire has it.

 

[tiriaq]

Never had any luck bonding these. The stock needs replacement.
Call Remington customer service. They might be able to help.

 

[CanAm]

basically nothing. nylon is very tough to fix as it absorbs water and is very slick. You could try heat welding

 

[shms]

Would be interesting to know what Remington would do for you before you try to fix it. Let us know what they say if you contact them if you don't mind.I have one to (Not broken) so I would be interested to hear how you make out.

 

[angrysoldier]

basically nothing. nylon is very tough to fix as it absorbs water and is very slick. You could try heat welding

We have a ultrasonic plastic welder at work. I might give that a try. I was pretty shocked when it broke like that. It's my favorite little rabbit gun. Thanks for the ideas guys.

 

[Got Juice?]

We have a ultrasonic plastic welder at work. I might give that a try. I was pretty shocked when it broke like that. It's my favorite little rabbit gun. Thanks for the ideas guys.

That should work.

 

[philthygeezer]

So Zytel nylon breaks down with age? What about other synthetics? Score one for walnut?

 

[gaff]

you might try Western Gun Parts . if the other ideas don't work.

 

[gasguzzler]

Would be interesting to know what Remington would do for you before you try to fix it. Let us know what they say if you contact them if you don't mind.I have one to (Not broken) so I would be interested to hear how you make out.

Been there done that. They did nothing lol

 

[mwjones]

You will not find a glue or epoxy that will bond that stock. Anything that holds it together will be simply holding the pieces in place not holding them together, and ugly beyond your wildest dreams to boot.

You will have to find a replacement stock somewhere, or make yourself a new one (good luck!) Unfortunate. And it's an Apache too

 

[t-star]

given that the break is forward of the barrel hanger and nut , you have nothing to lose by trying epoxy or some other method- ie the gun can still be used as that section of the stock is just for looks anyway- and I don't think that ugly counts at this stage in the game anyway- as far as zytel breaking down goes, maybe, maybe not- I've got a19 69( joking aside) and it's still as sound as the day I bought it= if nothing else works, i'd drill and mount something like a pictunny rail on the bottom ands epoxy the whole u- joint-

 

[kamlooky]

Cawf...............cough...............cough...............you know there is a special place on the web called............

CGN?

And there is the CGN ........... EE..............right?

Oww bout placing a WTB in the right forum for a stock?

 

[super7]

It will be a chore to place these parts in another stock. They are notoriously hard to completely assemble/disassemble.

 

[t-star]

that's why I would exhaust all other avenues before replacing the stock- and it's a non- critical break anyway

 

[struff55]

Remington will do nothing obsolete gun back in the day when I was doing Remington warranty work I swaped many over good luck every single part has to be transferred over to the new stock no easy task .