AYA S/S STOCK REMOVAL

[SPARKIE]

DOES anyone know how to remove the stock on a aya s/s so i can get it renovated cheers. sparkie

[berettaman1]

DOES anyone know how to remove the stock on a aya s/s so i can get it renovated cheers. sparkie

most shotguns stocks are removed by taking off the butt plate and removing the long screw which is recessed in the stock, very easy job,

[SPARKIE]

there isnt a buttplate on it its wooden with groves cut into the end but there are 2 circle shape pieces of wood that have been fitted into the end at some time and before i start chisseling them out i thought id ask some questions so not to bodge it im also looking for a butt pad for it incase i have to drill the wood out cheers sparkie

[Sako7mm]

Thought GM or mry would have replied to this!

Remove the screw(s) holding the trigger guard on, turn this to expose screws underneath, remove these. The screws holding the stocks on most side by sides run between the top and bottom straps, the stocks of very few s/s's have a single through-bolt as described by berrettaman1.

I would suspect your wooden plugs are filling holes left by a previosly-fitted recoil pad or hide work done to alter the balance of your gun.

[Ballie]

might also be a screw under the top leaver

[berettaman1]

Thought GM or mry would have replied to this!

Remove the screw(s) holding the trigger guard on, turn this to expose screws underneath, remove these. The screws holding the stocks on most side by sides run between the top and bottom straps, the stocks of very few s/s's have a single through-bolt as described by berrettaman1.

I would suspect your wooden plugs are filling holes left by a previosly-fitted recoil pad or hide work done to alter the balance of your gun.

yes your right, I haver never worked on a s/s but plenty of o/unders just shows we are never too old to learn! but in my defence I did say most shotguns, cheers bud.

[fortune]

Hi

Stock removal isn’t difficult but BEFORE you attempt this THINK about what you are doing and how this is best done. DO NOT just use any old screwdriver that is lying about, as it will most likely rip the screw slots. Nothing looks as bad as a gun that has been beasted.

The stock on your AYA, is held by the screws previously mentioned. Including the one under the top lever.

More importantly is the fact that to undo these screws you need to have screwdriver bits of the correct width and section to be able to undo them safely without tearing the slots out. Gunsmiths use screwdrivers that they grind up to fit the slot. I use the screwdriver bits that are used in small 1/4 drive socket sets. These are hard and can be ground to fit. The screw under the top lever is larger and will need a larger driver to undo it. Some of the screws are tight and will want some shifting. I use a speed brace from a socket set as it allows controlled turning power with downward pressure to hold the driver to be forced into the slot so that it doesn’t slip out

Ideally you need to hold the action in a vice USING WOOD TO PROTECT THE ACTION, so that you don’t leave jaw marks on the metalwork. The action need just enough tension to hold it but don’t wang it up so that it is bent. Put something on the floor under the vice so that if the action falls out onto the floor it isn't damaged.

Good luck just think before you act.

[chunk]

Good advice here. Sit and have a cup of tea and contemplate before engaging a stuborn screw head. They are often engraved, and are easily ruined. Afterwards, when they go back they need to be facing in the right direction so make a note before work. It may be the case that to line up the screw it may not be completely tight. Use threadlock to hold it in the correct position.

Andy.