BigGameHunter
Regular
I am currently restoring a stevens double barrel that hasn't seen use in a long long time. Someone was hunting with it a while back and must've packed some mud in the end of one of the barrels (right side) as it blew out just the last 3 inches. My dad and I went over the rest of the action and barrels and they all look square so I don't think it was a chamber kaboom just a mistake that messed up the end of the barrel as when I got it the right barrel was cut out where it was bulged. It sat in the closet and rusted after that for a couple decades and then it came to me like every other gun past its prime that I always find the good in them. Anyways I now have the action and barrels un seizes, cleaned, polished and blued, it looks like it has great potential of seeing the woods again as a Rabbit muncher.
The only other issue is the stock is cracked ...
Now onto the last leg of the repair. I noticed that the old bakelite or very flexy type of fibreglass/resin/plastic/whatever is cracked right behind the barrel opening lever. There are also a few scrapes and dings in it.
I would like to refinish this stock if possible but I imagine there are 2 options either fix it or see if anyone here has any old wood stocks for this shotgun.
I would like to try and "polish" (320 scotch brite to xtrafine sandpaper) the plastic, get some of the marks out and clean it up.
The crack goes down about 1/2 from what I can see. Is there any type of resin that I can use to repair it? Would a resin repair make it sturdy enough? I have shot wooden stock shotguns (my little single shot winchester 16 gauge has a crack that has not changed in the 10 years I have had the gun) with the beginnings of a crack and they don't seem to affect it as long as you keep an eye on it however this is a resin or fibre and I don't know how it is affected.
I want to at least fix that before I try to shoot it. Eventually my dad and I will build a wooden stock for it however I imagine that will not be for a while so in the meantime is there any fixes for older resin stocks. As is it is not that significant but now is when to fix it before it gets bad IMO. I was thinking some type of epoxy or adhesive might work but thought I would ask you guys and see what you say. Any help would be beneficial at this point. Thank you.
The shotgun itself will be used for 2 3/4 shells of mostly birdshot and possible buckshot but no slugs or any heavy duty loads.
The only other issue is the stock is cracked ...
Now onto the last leg of the repair. I noticed that the old bakelite or very flexy type of fibreglass/resin/plastic/whatever is cracked right behind the barrel opening lever. There are also a few scrapes and dings in it.
I would like to refinish this stock if possible but I imagine there are 2 options either fix it or see if anyone here has any old wood stocks for this shotgun.
I would like to try and "polish" (320 scotch brite to xtrafine sandpaper) the plastic, get some of the marks out and clean it up.
The crack goes down about 1/2 from what I can see. Is there any type of resin that I can use to repair it? Would a resin repair make it sturdy enough? I have shot wooden stock shotguns (my little single shot winchester 16 gauge has a crack that has not changed in the 10 years I have had the gun) with the beginnings of a crack and they don't seem to affect it as long as you keep an eye on it however this is a resin or fibre and I don't know how it is affected.
I want to at least fix that before I try to shoot it. Eventually my dad and I will build a wooden stock for it however I imagine that will not be for a while so in the meantime is there any fixes for older resin stocks. As is it is not that significant but now is when to fix it before it gets bad IMO. I was thinking some type of epoxy or adhesive might work but thought I would ask you guys and see what you say. Any help would be beneficial at this point. Thank you.
The shotgun itself will be used for 2 3/4 shells of mostly birdshot and possible buckshot but no slugs or any heavy duty loads.
