Water damanged stock

[adam f]

A mate of mine has a Silver Pigeon which has suffered from repeatedly getting wet and not cleaned and dried before being put away. As a result the forend has splayed open leaving a 3-5mm gap either side of the barrell where it meets the action.

 

As her has no tools Ive offered to sort if for him. I was thinking of re-soaking the stock, clamping and then allowing it to slowly dry naturally again.

 

Do you think water will be OK, or should I be using oil?

[evo]

offering to do it adam and not knowing how to do it might end up costly mate,,tell him to put it in a gunsmiths and let the professionals sort it,,best of luck bud

[dodeer]

Take it to a gunsmiths or leave it as it is. His fault for being lazy!

[welshwarrior]

You could get a replacement for £50 pm me if you want to know where from

[terry b]

I have a sp forend for sale perfect condition pm me for details cheers terry b

[CharlieT]

Mine often gets used when it's bucketing down with rain all day long and whilst I do try to wipe it down after it's been soaked I would not expect it to warp when left to dry naturally.

 

I would return it to the importers and expect them to sort it quickly and foc.