I've noticed a fine crack or split in the stock of my old British Jungle Carbine. It is a Jungle Carbine copy, actually, converted from a No. 4 in the sixties by Santa Fe Arms. The stock wood is a light colored, figured wood that is definitely not walnut - - don't know what it is. I really don't want to replace the stock, but I thought I'd better do something about the crack before it gets worse.
The crack is on the right side of the receiver, extending from the rear of the forestock (it is a two piece stock) toward the muzzle about two inches. I encountered some resistance trying to remove the stock (after removing the handguard, the front action bolt and the trigger guard), so I stopped trying to remove the stock before I was able to determine whether the crack goes all the way through. It seems as if the stock is pinned to the receiver at the rear, perhaps at the tabs which protrude forward out of the metal band that separates the forestock from the buttstock.
So maybe my first question should be how to remove the stock, then maybe I would know how bad the crack is. Once I know that, I'm hoping someone can tell me of a technique for gluing or fiberglassing the stock from the inside to make an inconspicuous repair.
Thanks and sorry for the rambling post.
The crack is on the right side of the receiver, extending from the rear of the forestock (it is a two piece stock) toward the muzzle about two inches. I encountered some resistance trying to remove the stock (after removing the handguard, the front action bolt and the trigger guard), so I stopped trying to remove the stock before I was able to determine whether the crack goes all the way through. It seems as if the stock is pinned to the receiver at the rear, perhaps at the tabs which protrude forward out of the metal band that separates the forestock from the buttstock.
So maybe my first question should be how to remove the stock, then maybe I would know how bad the crack is. Once I know that, I'm hoping someone can tell me of a technique for gluing or fiberglassing the stock from the inside to make an inconspicuous repair.
Thanks and sorry for the rambling post.