![]() ![]() Degreasers of your choosing are a must as anything you glue it with has oil as it's arch enemy. Without doing that very well there's little reason to attempt anything else. The first and the most important thing is removing the oil. The problem is not the design but the oil soaking that penetrated the wood and the not so great attempts to repair it long ago. The Mosin is one of the most durable designs out there. Trim and polish the all-thread and be sure the trigger and feed parts clear any run-over epoxy and put it back together. Sharp 'cracking' licks are better than by padded hammer. The bottom metal should come out when a brass punch is used from above. Alternate between front and rear tang screws until the action breaks out of the epoxy. Transfer hammer energy through the front tang screw and its half engaged threads directly to the receiver. Loose both tang screws and holding the stock upside down in the vise, smack a good fitting screwdriver handle while seated in the front tang screw slot. Let it all sit to harden enough to pare any excess epoxy off so NO epoxy is over exposed steel that's going to prevent it from coming back out.īreak the metal out of the stock receiver first. Use an electric drill to drive the all-thread through the slightly (-.010) undersized hole. Also hold the stock together side to side and epoxy the piece of all-thread into that tight hole you drilled. THIS IS ONE CASE where the gun should be assembled in wet glass with the tang screws holding it down. Notice all the parts fit together so that they all transfer recoil to the wood, not just the recoil shoulder. It should be clear that this calls for a DETAILED release agent application. NOW, glass bed the front recoil shoulder, the rear receiver tang, and the rear of the magazine box (I think that's a Carcano) and the rear of the trigger guard portion of the bottom metal. Use a rubber mallet to gently urge the metal parts forward. 025 behind the rear tang of the receiver and bottom metal. Re-fit the metal to the wood by stripping out all excess parts so you just have barreled receiver, bottom metal and tang screws. get all the oil you can from the inletting.ĭrill a cross hole slightly smaller than a piece of 6-32 all thread, brass or SS through the web ahead of the trigger mortise. Remove the new epoxy and wash the inletting with acetone or brake clean.
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