UPDATED!! My Sako Stock is Cracked!!!!! Now it is fixed!!!!

[Huntbear]

 

Was out shooting today with my brother.  We have been playing with handloads for his rifle and my .338 WM.  I had already shot several times, when I looked down at the wrist of the stock and it is cracked from the action tang all the way down to the back screw, on the left side of the gun.  I am glad it did not fail, but am   now, i have to tear it down, fix the stock and then repaint it..... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe a hydro dip is in order.....maybe not so bad after all....

[257 Wby Mag]

What model Sako is it?

[Woodchuck]

my ruger 338 does it about every 3rd season, i send it all back to them,they put new wood on, test fire and send it back, n/c. call sako, i wouldnt mention the handloads however.

[Huntbear]

It is a M995 which was only made in the 90s.  It is a synthetic stock, and Sako does not replace them, from what I have been told.  Also found out this is a common occurrence with this stock, no matter what caliber.

The odd thing is, the bottom metal/plastic is molded right into the stock, and there is only one after market made, by Mcmillan at 200.00 a pop.  So I can not even go with another synthetic without paying thru the nose.  It is also a Polyurethane stock, so am not sure which epoxy to use, as acra glass may not adhere to the plastic.

[Huntbear]

Ok, so I have fixed the crack (probably over did it but it is done)  will be painting it some camo pattern this week.

The original crack in the stock


After sanding, drilling some holes for stainless pins, and cutting a couple of deep grooves, all prepped for acraglass




After the acraglass is applied and starting to set up.



will post the pictures of the painted stock after it gets done.

[Huntbear]

Ok guys, back to finishing my stock.

After sanding with 320 grit wet dry paper to rough everything up, taping off the action area, and the barrel channel, it was ready to paint.

I wiped it down with brake cleaner to remove any dust, oil, grime, etc....  It also made the stock a bit tacky, and helped with paint adhesion.  I used Krylon paint, the stuff designed for plastic.



First coat was a light tan




Then I took a couple of different fern leaves for patterns, and used a light gray.





Next, I took black, and the same fern leaves.





Then a satin/matte clear coat..  my brother doing the spraying, so I could take a picturer


After drying





Gun all reassembled.




Total cost of repairs and painting about $35.00

[huntnphool]

Turned out nice