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#STOCK CRACK MOSIN SAFETY PLUS#
Here's today's patient.hopefully the photos are acceptable. Good shooter 91/30 1937 Tula mosin, no cracks in stock, matching numbers, and black marks in stock was on it out of the box which I thought kinda neat, no time for mosins anymore and this my last one 450.00 plus 40.00 to ship best price listed, no payment plans. Hopefully this how-to will help someone come close to restoring the original appearance of a Finn stock that has been refinished here in the states. The Finns were clearly using more varnish in their stock finish recipe during those times. Hello Everyone Let us know what you would spend a 50 Amazon gift card on, HERE For a chance to win a 50 Amazon Gift Card 1 - 4 of 4 Posts. Look no further than a lot of the pre-war rifles which had much glossier finishes applied. Jump to Latest Follow NEWS ARTICLES SHOWS PODCAST. The recipe was clearly altered several times based on the different appearances throughout and even within model designations. Specialist biathlon rifles are ultra lightweight, and usually equipped with straight-pull actions, integrated magazine carriers, and ergonomic stock designs. I believe that the Finns used a few different stock finishes over the course of the Mosin Nagant's service life so it is difficult to say "never" based on the lack of documented evidence. Many collectors will say that the use of pine tar is just a myth. Some of which had a stain applied prior to applying the oil finish.
All other rifles that I have encountered looked to have Kiväärintukkiöljy or another oil finish applied. It was covered in preservative grease and included a hang tag so I doubt that it had been applied after import. I have personally only encountered one Finnish rifle that had what looked (and smelled) to be copious amounts of wood pitch applied to stock. The use of pine tar has been debated for decades. The only documented Finnish stock finish that I am aware of is Kiväärintukkiöljy which is a dark stock oil comprised mainly of tung oil, varnish, and drying agents. Let me preface this thread by stating that I am not sure whether or not that pine tar can be considered a correct finish, only that it provides the same appearance as the product that Finns originally used. After you have the wood removed from the firearm, you need to also remove any other non-wood related parts, such as buttplate, grip caps, cross bolts, swivel. Then when the glue is set, you'll have to refinish the wood with more than usual care.I recently picked up a NOS replacement Finn 91/30 handguard and figured that it would make a good example for a tutorial in applying a pine tar finish. I'd even use horrid solvents, oven cleaner, steam, all sorts of things that are nasty to wood, to remove the cosmoline, prior to the repair. NO GLUE can hold properly to wood with any kind of grease on/in it-you want to clean the cosmo from the broken wood ** thoroughly** before attempting to glue it. And resourcinol leaves a dark glue line, unlike epoxy which can be colored, but in its natural state sets more or less clear.Īn afterthought: You are asking about a milsurp rifle, and that means cosmoline. We specialize in all military surplus weapons from AK-47s, AR-15s, Mausers, CETME, Enfields, UZIs, and much more We set ourselves apart by supplying unique parts at a good value and standing by our products by offering outstanding customer service. The only thing that is stronger for gluing wood, IMX, is resourcinol glue (the stuff used to make laminated wood beams) which is very hard to find on the civilian market. APEX Gun Parts is your source for hard to find gun parts, parts kits, and accessories. I would not hesitate to glue a gunstock of any ordinary wood with epoxy, and afterwards use it hard. Since then I've glued many things with epoxy, including 1 or 2 gunstocks, and have yet to have an epoxy repair fail in any situation except once with a very heavy, oily wood under very great stress. They went on to state that epoxy was obviously the way to go in stock repairs, and that now any gun owner could do a neat, strong repair on a stock break, rather than relying on a skilled woodworker using drilling, dowels, and wood glue to make a repair that would MAYBE hold up. possess 243 Win ultra-light rifle has an A-grade French walnut stock with a. They stated that they found this impossible-the repair was stronger than the original wood. left hand bolt and safety conversion, five-panel checkered and engraved. They then tried to break the stock again in the same place.
The Rifleman staff deliberately broke a rifle stock at the wrist, then repaired the break with epoxy.
The report, however, was glowing, with regard to repairing stocks with epoxy glue. They reported the results in the American Rifleman, which issue I don't have on hand to cite, since this was many years ago. 'Way back when epoxy glue was a brand-new thing-at least to civilians-The NRA tested it as a stock repair glue.