Simple fix for stock crack? - 08/04/14
I have a Win M70 Featherweight made most likely somewhere between 2000 and 2006. Which means it has "hot glue" bedding which I just spent a ridiculous amount of time removing.
Anyway, I was getting ready to glass bed the action when I took a closer look and discovered a crack between the front screw hole and the magazine well.
I've never bedded a rifle before - will the bedding around the screw hole and in the recoil lug recess stabilize the crack and prevent it from spreading?
Do I need to drill out the crack at any location and apply bedding compound?
Here's a pic of the problem:
And one from a different angle:
Considering my lack of experience in this field, what is the simplest permanent solution?
Anyway, I was getting ready to glass bed the action when I took a closer look and discovered a crack between the front screw hole and the magazine well.
I've never bedded a rifle before - will the bedding around the screw hole and in the recoil lug recess stabilize the crack and prevent it from spreading?
Do I need to drill out the crack at any location and apply bedding compound?
Here's a pic of the problem:
And one from a different angle:
Considering my lack of experience in this field, what is the simplest permanent solution?