Nial Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) When I was finished last night I realised the stock on my HW95K was cracked through the pistol grip. I'm pretty careful with my guns and this definitely hasn't had a bad bang since I've had it (and am pretty sure it was fine when I got it). I didn't get much of a chance to look at it but I think it's cracked from near where the rear of the action screws in at the back, horizontally through the pistol grip area. I do hold it here when cocking it but the stress then tends to close the crack so I'm pretty sure that's not what caused it. I should be able to glue it up OK and am not too worried about the looks but wondered if this is a known problem with the HW95K ? Thanks for any pointers, Nial. Edited June 3, 2011 by Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Use some p u glue which is a foaming glue but needs pressure on it to go Off. Gorilla glue is a common brand but wait till it goes off to clean off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted June 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Use some p u glue which is a foaming glue but needs pressure on it to go Off. Gorilla glue is a common brand but wait till it goes off to clean off I've used proper wood glue and straped it up with welding wire (fairly strong). I'll report back on how it works. Nial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Proper wood glue ??? Pu is wood weld I'm guessingyou used pva? which is ok but no where near the same strength and the reason they snap there is the short grain on the bend so it could go again in different place so keep watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitloop Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) had a simler thing with my 95k so i pva glued it and put a screw in it lasterd over 15 year like that untill i lent it to my 20 y/o lad and he snaped it below the repare so a new stock was perchased off ruben on hear i think he had a couple for sale Edited June 5, 2011 by fruitloop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Proper wood glue ??? Pu is wood weld I'm guessingyou used pva? which is ok but no where near the same strength and the reason they snap there is the short grain on the bend so it could go again in different place so keep watching Oh right, in my amateur head Evo Stik Wood Adhesive is 'proper wood glue' as that's all I've ever used and it's always worked well. It seems to have done a good job but I'll keep an eye on it. If it does crack again I'll probably split it apart so I can glue the whole surface and put 2 or 3 dowels through the joint (drill for these before splitting). I'm not too worried what it looks like, I just want it to be reliable. Nial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnerz89 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 i had a similar problem with mine, it nearly snapped clean in two. Got one of my teachers at school to repair it for me (he used to make musical instruments, violins etc) so he was pretty good with wood as you'd imagine. he glued it with extra strong wood glue, bound it up with string in a vice overnight and was solid! then I put a screw in to strengthen and its been fine since, survived many collisions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Hmmm PVA glue is used in our pattern shop at work and it's so strong that when I once tried stripping a core box, it didn't split apart but removed a large area of wood from one plank and left it still glued to the other To the OP (Nial), There's a chap over on the BBS called basa that has a load of HW95 custom stocks that he bought, he sells them for £75 and they really are nice B) Here's mine on the custom stock.. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Hmmm PVA glue is used in our pattern shop at work and it's so strong that when I once tried stripping a core box, it didn't split apart but removed a large area of wood from one plank and left it still glued to the other To the OP (Nial), There's a chap over on the BBS called basa that has a load of HW95 custom stocks that he bought, he sells them for £75 and they really are nice B) John Thanks John. The 'fix' broke again while checking the zero after fixing the scope mount as elsewhere, I think the rabbit god doesn't want me to get this sorted! I got some PU glue at B&Q (they don't stock Gorilla Glue) and I stuck it again last night, I put all my weight against it and it looks like it's a good job this time (again). If this doesn't last I'll give yer man a shout, thanks for the pointer. [Edit] Actually, what did you do with your original stock? Do you want to sell it if I can't get this fixed? [/Edit] Nial. Edited June 15, 2011 by Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thanks John. The 'fix' broke again while checking the zero after fixing the scope mount as elsewhere, I think the rabbit god doesn't want me to get this sorted! I got some PA glue at B&Q (they don't stock Gorilla Glue) and I stuck it again last night, I put all my weight against it and it looks like it's a good job this time (again). If this doesn't last I'll give yer man a shout, thanks for the pointer. [Edit] Actually, what did you do with your original stock? Do you want to sell it if I can't get this fixed? [/Edit] Nial. Hi Nial Sorry, I sold it as I have too many according to the missus John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 When using pu glue you need to leave under pressure for at least 20 to 30 mins as it relies on pressure to activate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 When using pu glue you need to leave under pressure for at least 20 to 30 mins as it relies on pressure to activate It was as tightly clamped with a plastic wood clamp across the main section of the split, as I could get it for a few hours. It did foam slightly out of the joint. Nial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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