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Title: Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Post by Battis on Mar 18th, 2014 at 5:20pm
Thanks for the measurement. As soon as I fix the stock...
It's been one of those weeks. The stock had a length-wise crack in it that had been repaired at some point. It looked strong and I've been shooting the rifle with no problems. Well, this morning I picked the gun up by the stock, and the stock split apart along that crack. Hmmm... I was probably going to take it apart and repair it at some point - now I have no choice. So, I cleaned it all up with Acetone, drilled holes for two pegs, mixed up some epoxy with a bonding filler, and now it's all clamped and hardening by the woodstove. It should be much stronger than that old repair. This is the crack before it split: (You need to Login |
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