Beekeeper
04-16-2012, 08:34 PM
We do not have a stock section so thought I would ask my question here if can do it without incuring the wrath of the great Master Gunsmith.
I have an Isralli Mauser in .308.
It came to me with furniture unfit to be redone.
I (ME) made a Manlicher stock for it.
Over time the long limber end on the Manlicher stock has seen fit to warp .
I want to heat it and straighten it as much as possible.
Do I place the heat on the side I want it to bend towards or on the oposite side?
Remove all finish before doing it?
I am not a gunsmith and did not stay at a Holiday Inn last night but have been making my own stocks for many years.
This is however the first Manlicher stock I have ever made so that is why I am seeking advice.
beekeeper
I have an Isralli Mauser in .308.
It came to me with furniture unfit to be redone.
I (ME) made a Manlicher stock for it.
Over time the long limber end on the Manlicher stock has seen fit to warp .
I want to heat it and straighten it as much as possible.
Do I place the heat on the side I want it to bend towards or on the oposite side?
Remove all finish before doing it?
I am not a gunsmith and did not stay at a Holiday Inn last night but have been making my own stocks for many years.
This is however the first Manlicher stock I have ever made so that is why I am seeking advice.
beekeeper