Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Cracked stock, need fixed fast!

I despise brass or other metal in a stock repair. I find them useless and a pain when they have to be repaired all over again... Because of differing expansion rates with temperature changes the epoxy to metal joint will fail eventually. Good glass with fibers in it will be stronger and last longer.

Stockbolts are a whole different issue and they have their place.

I would hollow the leading edge of the crack and glue first as KK suggests. (I do not thin my epoxy as the heat will do that for you) Then I would work a gob of fibered epoxy well into the hole.

A tiny amount of Formby's furniture refinisher will melt enough of the original finish to hide the crack line. Just run a dampened rag lengthwise over the crack for a couple minutes and then crosswise for a minute and stop when you see finish moving. Repeat a day or so later and the crack will be gone... Do not try to do too much at once.