![]() ![]() :-)įrom some of the videos I've seen of European airsoft "wars", their guns get way more abuse than mine ever will. They may get banged up a little on the benches at the range, but then it's back into the padded case and back into the safe after a hot bath and massage. They live in a humidity controlled safe, and ride in a padded case to the range. I had one of the ATI stocks that had been converted to a brace and VFC part seems at least as well made, if not better. Some on here are saying it will fall apart. The rubber buttpad has a steel or aluminum inner core for stiffness. The housing is steel and the bars are aluminum. The part got to my house from Hong Kong in 3 days though. The price was $110 with a shipping charge of $40. It has a hard plastic buffer and does not have the Airsoft spring assy. The VFC part number is: VF9-STK-MP5-BK02, and one of the websites say it is an HK licensed product. Often you won’t have parallel surfaces to clamp like this, in those cases the part can be wrapped with surgical tubing.Īll surfaces are now cleaned to ensure the final product looks right.I found the part at Redwolfairsoft. In this case it is a few layers of built up tape. I like to protect the stock from the clamp with the use of some sort of pad. I inject the epoxy into the crack to ensure coverage of the entire split.Ī small clamp is used to hold the newly glued stock together. I’ve found using a razor blade to scoop up the epoxy works well. To force the epoxy into the crack I am using a disposable syringe. ![]() I use Acraglas brown tint from Brownells, it simply mixes in with the epoxy. To help hide the repair, the epoxy should be tinted. I’ll typically use a couple different epoxies on wood stocks Acraglas, Acraglas gel or West Systems. This allows access to the space between the split. In this case, I inserted a screwdriver that was slightly larger in diameter than the hole in the stock. I inspect the crack carefully before deciding a final course of action. In this case, we are going to repair the split with just the epoxy. Depending on the problem you are trying to correct, the addition of small diameter brass pins can be used to strengthen an area. Specialized epoxies are usually the best choice. This isn’t an approach I’d recommend, while some of these repairs will hold, they could fail under use. Sometimes people try to repair these splits with a little wood glue and a finish nail. Note that the crack passes through the centerline of the wrist and the hole that is used to secure the stock to the shotgun via a long screw. It came into the shop on an older semiautomatic shotgun. and its authors, do not assume any responsibility, directly or indirectly for the safety of the readers attempting to follow any instructions or perform any of the tasks shown, or the use or misuse of any information contained herein, on this website.įor this project, I ordered the following items from Brownells: The contents of are produced for informational purposes only and should be performed by competent gunsmiths only. In this post, we’ll look at a shotgun stock that has a split traveling down its wrist.īefore we begin, let’s take a look at the disclaimer: While it may be possible to purchase a replacement stock, it will likely cost more money than simply repairing the stock you have. Sometimes these stocks are victims of improper repairs, other times, they’ve lingered away, forgotten about for years. All too often we’ll encounter wood rifle and shotgun stocks that have split due to use, misuse, or improper storage. ![]()
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