SVTs arrived with some damage from Lever arms.. just normal or?

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Corry said:
Never heard of this, I'd like to try this on an SKS... what do you use to steam it?
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Sorry about that.

Get a wet rag and lay it on the area with the dings, then place a hot iron on the rag. It works best if you soak the stock first.
 
Looks like special instructions need to be provided when shipping specially for 2 SVTs.....special packing for $25? :)
 
ADHDCanuck said:
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They were packed poorly.. some newspaper stuffed in between loosely, not properly wrapped... two to a box with the mag pouches stuffed in among them. The front sling mount busted through the cardboard box on one because the guns weren't even wrapped.

The one rifle (a marine infantry model, with the nice sling mount stock I wanted special) has a three inch long gouge in a very visible part of the butt...deep enough that it carved out a shaving 1mm or so deep. The rifles were laid in the boxes nose to tail and not braced at all.
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Frustrating? Yes. Does everyone here know how deep 1mm is? This gouge removed the finish and little more. This is not enough to get excited about for a $200 rifle. Gee, the SVT 40 mag alone is worth $100
 
Re: steaming

BEWARE! Water vapour may get trapped under the shellac or the heat may damage it. I've steamed dents out of stocks before (even posted pics on CGN), but that was on a stripped stock.
 
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Dont steam the shellac. Dont use an iron. You will mess up the stock as stated above. The steam method only works for linseed and untreated stocks where bare wood is present (and perhaps tung treated stocks). Shellac and water hate each other. Also shellac and heat arent a good combo. I have wrecked sks stocks with heat and water before. The stock/finish turned as white as the background on this site. Apparently hydrolysis creates an acid, which I am guessing tainted my stock and handguard.

Your best bet is to get some ruby colored shellac flakes, dissolve in as little alcohol as you can and fill in the gouge. If its shallow enough you can get a brush with some alcohol and smooth out the remaining shellac on the stock.
 
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dannyd123 said:
Dont steam the shellac. Dont use an iron. You will mess up the stock as stated above. The steam method only works for linseed and untreated stocks where bare wood is present (and perhaps tung treated stocks). Shellac and water hate each other. Also shellac and heat arent a good combo. I have wrecked sks stocks with heat and water before. The stock/finish turned as white as the background on this site. Apparently hydrolysis creates an acid, which I am guessing tainted my stock and handguard.

Your best bet is to get some ruby colored shellac flakes, dissolve in as little alcohol as you can and fill in the gouge. If its shallow enough you can get a brush with some alcohol and smooth out the remaining shellac on the stock.
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Is this what happened to Mrs. Zombie Stalker's SKS ? We took it out for a 300 round range day and now the hand guard is pasty white .
 
luke s said:
it was shipped by canada post, therefore insured for damage, the store should be able to recover the money for you or send you replacements free
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Just this last week I was insuring a package for shipping and was told that insurance only covers loss now and NOT damage, the clerk explained that people were shipping damaged items and then trying to make claims so Canada Post put a stop to that....that what I was told...anybody else here this too?
 
That sucks. I just received my SVT from Lever a couple hours ago nicely packaged, shiny bore, no repairs to stock. It was properly packaged no news paper. Was a little worried after reading your post. Got a 1942 from Tula.
 
I still don't understand why some people pack so poorly.
It doesn't cost a lot more in time or money to do it properly and avoid headaches...
 
Interesting....I was in the store mid last week and I watched one of the guys pack 2 SVTs for shipping to Ont. The box was reinforced at both ends and on the sides where the bolts would meet the box. Between the rifles, there were boxlike spacers keeping everything apart...all in all a really nice job. I commended the guy on the care taken in the shipping prep. It's gotta be just differences in how the employees do the job, unfortunately.
 
Having a reasonably priced product is no excuse for lazy packaging! The rifles come with bruises from the crate, which is fine but shipping damage is unacceptable. Any rifle I got from them came with about 10lbs of Cosmo soaked paper from the crates and were very nicely packed.
 
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