#Mosin nagant wood stock crack crack#

As the M39 has a good sized recoil lug this area should not be taking too much abuse from recoil but it still is translated through those regions.

#Mosin nagant wood stock crack crack#

This Finnish M39 had a crack starting just behind the magazine body and terminating just through the wrist area on the left hand side. Wood work is not something I really seek out, but when you get a rifle for a good price that has a seemingly easy to repair stock crack you just can't pass it up. And then back out to the range!Īfter some stain and use it may blend in. Next is some light sanding to get the rest of the excess acraglass off, stain and oil. The crack line can still be seen, I'm guessing caused by accumulated dirt that did not get cleaned out. Between the surgical tubing and a hand clamp the stock was pulled together quite well. The rest of the stock looks great, the wrist area is flush back with its other half thanks to the surgical tubing, the pins didn't pull as tight as I was hoping but they will still offer support. The brass does not offend when its exposed however it looks unfinished to me to the point I'm willing to work on it with a tiny diamond ball tip for the dremel to get it down below the wood surface.

Finishing touches include counter sinking the brass rods just below the surface and put some wood filler over the holes to do my best to blend the repair in. I have some more finish work to do on this one but I'll take it to the range and make sure the repair will hold up first. This method of repairing a stock could be used on any given rifle or shotgun mind you.