Krag Mishap!

[Charles Isaac]

This M1892 came from Alaska, bought it on the electronic telegraph picture machine.

Looks like it was in a snowshoeing accident.

[Charles Isaac]

It's gonna take more than a band aid to fix this.

[Texas Lawdog]

Was it broke when you bought it?  You prolly need to contact Drydock to see if he has any outlets for a replacement stock.

[Niederlander]

I'll bet Charles can fix it with some Acraglas or equivalent.  Felt recoil would probably be fairly severe if you shoot it with what's left!

[Charles Isaac]

It was already broke with some 80 year old electrical tape wrapped around it, but it was only $140.

It's one of those "NRA" carbines-cut to 22" with an '03 Springfield front sight. No finish on the receiver but no pitting. This gun was hunted and cared for very well-bore is mint.

Ned's right, I can fix it and when I handle it, it's kind of scary with that shard of walnut sticking off the back of it and knowing what these things are like with a 220gr service load!

[Niederlander]

Shoot it that way and you'll have an Isaac-kabob!

[Texas Lawdog]

It sounds like you got a bargain there. Good luck with repairing the stock.

[pony express]

Oh, I forgot to mention in the last post, if you just don't want to fool with that old broken carbine, I'll gladly take it off your hands, maybe even double your money! How do other people always seem to find deals like that?

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy Pard

    I've fixed several rifle stocks like this in my years, use some Elmers wood glue, or other strong heavy duty glue, Elmers always worked well for me, follow the directions, wrap it tight with twine or tape after gluing the two pieces together and let it cure for about a week, I go a week to be on the safe side, and I've never had one come apart on me after gluing, you can do a little sanding and staining if it needs it, the last two I did went together perfectly and no refinishing was necessary, that's a dandy rifle, I hope you get a lot of enjoyment out of it.

        Regards

     tEN wOLVES 

[Charles Isaac]

I bought this one 2 years ago and put it away. Used to buy all the cheap Krags I could find but they have recently spiked in value.
I don't plan on selling this one Pony Express. And I want your Colts Bisley!

I'll make sure I take pictures of the steps I take in fixing it and post them.

Most people would look at something like this and figure it was old junk.

[Drydock]

I'd love to have that, especialy at that price.  So much  you can do with a project like that.  I'd drill and put some wood pins in it before I glued it.

[Dalton Masterson]

Yep, give it some pins, glue it, and clamp it, and love it to the end.

My Winchester 97 stock was split almost all the way thru, and had about 4 big sections that were splintereing off of that.
Got some good wood glue in there, wrapped the stock with tubing, and it has been my CAS and hunting 97 for more than 5 years now.

Glue will do your Krag up well! Good deal on that too!

DM

[St. George]

The actual Ordnance repair would include wood glue, dowels and probably threaded brass pins - finished flush with the wood.

When Uncle Sam wanted to - he could keep everyone busy with repairs - rather than just reaching over to the rack and pulling out a new stock.



Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[pony express]

Sorry Charles! That Bisley isn't going anywhere!

You could do a "period repair" like this one:

1890 winchester handed down from my dad. has brass screws, the cloth electric tape, and I believe it has copper wire wrapped under the tape. Maybe a bit of overkill for a .22.

[Delmonico]

I recomend Acru-Glass, I have a Winchester 375 Big Bore that was fixed with it 25 years ago, it's been shot a lot and noproblems.  And it recoils more than the Krag.

[Texas Lawdog]

I'm sure Charles will do a good job on the stock repairs to the Krag. You did get a bargain my friend.

[Charles Isaac]

Thanks for the votes of confidence!

Here is the wrist of the stock being drilled (period correct drill press) after a channel was routed (non period correct rotary tool) so that the drill bit would have a flat surface to start into the wood.

[Texas Lawdog]

That looks like a good start on the repairs.

[Charles Isaac]

Here is the comb of the stock in the process of being drilled. The trick here is to have the dowel fit through the separated pieces of wood and still allow them to fit together without binding.

Looks ugly, but we're not done yet.

[Charles Isaac]

Here is the birch dowel stuck in the comb. It that will be used to help connect it all together, but more prep work has to be done to the wood so that more of the Acraglas can be forced to flow into and around the three separate pieces of wood. With conventional glue, a tight fit between the pieces is needed. With the Acraglas, some space is needed because the stuff has a very thick consistency.