Stock Filler?

[MikeWalking]

Finally got around to one of the old neglected rifles from an Estate sale.  The barrel channel has been carved out a bit too much for my liking, uneven to boot. Free Floated with daylight to spare.  Putty?  Wood Filler?

[rasbo]

wonder if steam would pull some back

[MikeWalking]

wonder if steam would pull some back

Ain't enough steam    Although scalding hot water and sanding did a lot for the 2 cent ding on the stock, as in, needing about 2 cents of putty from a $7 can..

looking at 1/16-3/16ths

[Jason]

Not sure if this is an Option your looking for, but if it was mine I would Run the length of the barrel with a single
layer of masking tape and epoxy the barrel channel just like you would bed your action, you can paint the epoxy brown if
you want and you can sand it if needed to float the barrel.

[Jamieb]

Use acraglass or any bedding material will work fine.

[sakoshooter]

Use acraglass or any bedding material will work fine.

My choice also. Use the coloring that comes with it if desired.

[MikeWalking]

Well. since I got this rifle for about $26 I'm looking it as a practice project.  Mauser 98 Big ring in .270.  I went with a solvent based int/ext wood filler. Filled the channel up, taped an pressed the barrel into it.  I'll let it sit till sometime this weekend and do some sanding.

The stock has a nice blonde color to it after sanding so I don't know if I'll use a light stain or linseed oil.

[longrange7mm]

all time cheap fix "BONDO" lmfao    did this once to a woodstock taped the bbl and action filled the stock set it waited until it was almost dry pulled the stock off let the bondo dry then sanded it to were I wanted it worked great.

also a great way of taking dents and scratches out of wood stocks is to put i wet towell on the dent and iron it out works really good 

 

[phishisgroovin]

Use acraglass or any bedding material will work fine.

My choice also. Use the coloring that comes with it if desired.

can we get an amen....proper work tecniques here will give years and years of joy.

[Skyvalhunter]

Are we talking a wood stock?

[MikeWalking]

a great way of taking dents and scratches out of wood stocks is to put a wet towell on the dent and iron it out works really good  

Done that for furniture.  Trial and error.  Refill and Sanding.  Off to do my regular payday shopping.  More sandpaper.  This stock had also been butchered for the bolt cut out. It looks almost like the bolt handle had closed to far? crunching the stock. Someone replaced the original straight Mauser bolt handle with one with a near 70 degree bend. Maybe they cut too much stock away?  They also did some heavy grinding on the handle to clear a scope.  Next step, Matching rings.

The original bolt handle contour and part of the inner wall of the stock had been filled with a silvery metal compound, and poorly at that, squared off. jagged top etc.  I ground out about 80-90% and got back to the original countour.  I filled that and sanded it to a real good looking shape.  Wonder how it will look after staining.

[Skyvalhunter]

In that case my suggestion of bondo probably wouldn't work.

[Suncrest Sniper]

Don't use BONDO it's a moisture sucker just like a sponge. Trust me I'm a 18 yr Autobody tech and I would never use that crap on any gun part.

SS

[longrange7mm]

Don't use BONDO it's a moisture sucker just like a sponge. Trust me I'm a 18 yr Autobody tech and I would never use that crap on any gun part.

SS

Your correct ss the talc in bondo does absorb water, however i forgot to mention I coated it with an epoxy coating it worked well for all i had into the gun killed a ton of yotes with it too never noticed it absorbing water or condensation of any sort and trust me it was wet multiple times.

[Suncrest Sniper]

Another thing is it can crack very easily as well. I just wouldn't risk it on a gun. I'd stick to epoxy type fillers rather than mud.

SS