ruger cracked stock

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hey gents, my ruger hawkeye wood is split between the trigger well and the mag well, hairline but when ya put pressure to open it, it does.
does this effect the accuracy?

i pulled it out of this stock for that reason a few years ago, but not the nifty jack of all, master of none in me, wants to fix it... i want a wood stock again lol.... even tho the Whelen is doing nooothing.


There isnt a heap of room between the two but i assume i need to put some kind of screw thru it or drill atleast.... to anchor it back together? or How would you go about it?

i will post up a photo later for thosee who arnt sure of where i am talking about..


looks about where "magnum crossbolts" would go, so am i basically, making those?

Thanks
 
Some folks will make an internal cross bolt for this fix.

Fix the crack itself and clamp to dry. Cut a slot across the cracked web just large enough to hold a small threaded rod. I use a course thread deck screw with the head cut off and trimmed to length. Fill slot with two part epoxy to embed the screw. This will prevent further spreading at this location and more cracking. You might want to check your bedding overall for issues that may have caused this crack.
 
I used a method much similar to SuperCub, any rod will work. I have used small threaded bolts with the head cut off or leave it on, depends on the area being repaired.
 
Use epoxy and a small bolt internally.

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thats the one!
i think a friend from tasmania is going to machine up some simliar to Talley, because here in aus, its difficult to find these an even on brownells aus, it comes from america alot of the time for odd stuff like that...
il report back, but i think i have it covered either way ith the Wood screw epoxy, but dont i drill right thru an semi expose the screw, then file it down, as opposed to just a slot inside? for strength sakes/?

thank you SuperCub
 
Many wooden stocks 'check' in that area and it is usually due to drying out... it normally does not affect the strength of the stock... recoil is absorbed ahead of that area... one can simply work little glue into it and let it set without squeezing the glue out...

Or you can go the glue, clamp, and add a screw... right through or mill an internal slot and drop a screw in with epoxy...
 
guntech said:
Many wooden stocks 'check' in that area and it is usually due to drying out... it normally does not affect the strength of the stock... recoil is absorbed ahead of that area... one can simply work little glue into it and let it set without squeezing the glue out...

Or you can go the glue, clamp, and add a screw... right through or mill an internal slot and drop a screw in with epoxy...
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Guntech does it effect the accuracy? being split?
 
hey i did a cut screw and epoxy job...... legends. quite easy with my new dremel... yes i new to the world of dremels and their uuses.... omg
 
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