I sent the stock for my CZ 457 MTR to a guy to install an adjustable cheek riser, and it arrived back today. When inspecting it, I noticed a hairline crack on the left side of the magazine well. It's all the way through the stock and if I flex the stock, I can see a gap. Is there any way to save this stock? Perhaps something like bedding it? Or am I going to need to replace it and start over with the modifications?
Saving a cracked stock
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To me, that looks like the person that worked on the adjustable cheek rest put it in a vice a little too tight and damaged the stock. It appears to be pretty easily fixable with Marine Tex or Acraglass but I'd go back to that guy to have him cover the cost of repairs.
You can drill it and insert a hardwood dowel to fix the crack. But it needs to be pretty precise, you need to hammer the dowel in, not have a loose fit. But it can make a proper repair.
IME, cracks in wood stocks are typically fixed w pinning (small dowels) and superglue which will wick into the crack.
However, IMO this isn’t your problem but is the problem to be fixed by your ham handed stock smith. That’s just atrocious.
However, IMO this isn’t your problem but is the problem to be fixed by your ham handed stock smith. That’s just atrocious.
I use tightbond wood glue and carve a helix around the pin for it to move to, i have found it to be a stronger fix.
Was it shipped to you or did you pick it up? People in a hurry to blame the smith but looks like the kind of shit I've seen from UPS and FEDEX depots.
Glad your smith stepped up. Fwiw, I suggest binary (resin/hardener) epoxy glue. Many years ago, I had a shotgun slip out of a partially-zipped soft case; it landed on the tow of the stock on concrete drive. A big chunk of stock sheared off along the grain of the walnut. I epoxied and clamped the pieces... that was when I was in college and I'm now retired. I guess it's gonna hold - but it's also on a low-stress part of the stock.
I'm with you, I'd use tightbond as the glue will migrate into the wood fibers, rather than an epoxy or superglue.
there are a lot of video online showing how others have fixed pretty broken up stocks larry potterfield video's as well good luck if you do it yourself please post pics before and after .
