andrew f Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Recently acquired a ATA avantgarde 20 bore it got a tad wet yesterday while shooting ducks. The head of the stock has swollen up and come away from the metal work and the top leaver touches the stock any easy to fix this or take it back under warranty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Suspect you know the answer and are just looking for confirmation - back it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew f Posted September 8 Author Report Share Posted September 8 1 minute ago, wymberley said: Suspect you know the answer and are just looking for confirmation - back it goes. Yep it's a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 Hello, I would take the Stock off a let it dry out naturally or a warm room hoping it will return to the original shape, if that is the case then smear some vaseline on exposed woodwork and replace stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 As above but I would give lots of coats of Danish oil to exposed wood. If it soaked up water it will also soak up the Danish and then will be waterproof. JMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, I would take the Stock off a let it dry out naturally or a warm room hoping it will return to the original shape, if that is the case then smear some vaseline on exposed woodwork and replace stock Yes I agree. P.S you’ll need a 10 mm long socket. These Turkish guns have a 10mm bolt head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 5 minutes ago, Fellside said: Yes I agree. P.S you’ll need a 10 mm long socket. These Turkish guns have a 10mm bolt head. Hello, Good call on the socket required, 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 (edited) 20 hours ago, andrew f said: Yep it's a shame Always think Murphy and Sod. You can't be sure of what's happened out of sight. The wood may have distorted and put an undue load on the bolt which is just waiting for you to attack it with a socket before the wood decides to split. What warranty then? It's probable that all is OK, but why not let someone else take the risk. Any additional treatment can be applied once all is well. Edited September 9 by wymberley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 I suspect water has got in-between the stock and the metal work .where there is less protection .hence it has expanded and warped from the inside out .the best chance you have is to take the stock off so that the timber dries out the same way it got wet . If it comes back to original shape then seal it up as best you can and re fit .if the stock is allowed to dry through the oiled outer surface then it will never return back to original . Having said that .I echo others advice to take it to a shop and try and put some responsibility in there hands .but I fear they won't take much of it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, wymberley said: Always think Murphy and Sod. You can't be sure of what's happened out of sight. The wood may have distorted and put an undue load on the bolt which is just waiting for you to attack it with a socket before the wood decides to split. What warranty then? It's probable that all is OK, but why not let someone else take the risk. Any additional treatment can be applied once all is well. You can’t harm it by undoing the bolt. I’ve taken loads of wet guns apart. Extremely dry wood is a much worse risk than this. Having said that, if our OP can get some support from the gun shop…… fair enough….. but I don’t think they will sort it. To our OP: If in the unlikely event his stock does not return to normal, a new ATA stock should only cost £135 via Sportsman. I have just ordered one (for an entirely different reason). So quite a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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