Removing glued in action from stock

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Quigley

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It appears that I will probably have to get this Farley action out of this Scoville stock. Action is glued in. I need some advice on how to proceed.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Rich
 
Thanks Tom. Sounds simple enough. How about cleaning up the left over epoxy from action and stock. Is there anything that will cut that stuff?
Rich
 
Dissolve epoxy? I hope not. I don't think there will be any on the action.

You will have to get the epoxy out with mechanical means. I take it you aren't going to glue it back in.
 
I've pulled two apart. Tried using a heat gun on both got nothing.

At the suggestion of another local shooter. I let them sit in a chest freezer for a day at -2 degrees F or so. When I pulled them out of the freezer I gave them a couple sharp blows with a no bounce rubber hammer and they popped right out. They also came out clean with the epoxy on the stock and none on the metal. Don't know if it will work for you but it worked for me.
 
Rich - it takes about 15 minutes with an iron-longer than you would think. Glued on scope bases only take a couple of minutes.. Make sure you take off the scope bases so you have more area on which the iron can deliver heat. After 10 minutes check it by wrapping your hand around the forend and barrel. Squeeze with steady pressure - if it does not pop 5 more minutes with a hot iron.

Jeff
 
Something to consider: The first time I used my wife's newer iron I got a surprise.....it shuts off if left motionless for more than a minute or two. So every minute or so I just pick it up, wiggle it, and put it back down on the reciever.

-Dave-:)
 
clothes iron works fine

Hi Quig, I get Vera to borrow an iron from the front desk at the motel and as soon as the receiver is as hot as a cup of boiling water I put a little pressure on it and it will come out with no epoxy left, just like Jeff said.

Done it more than a dozen times, and it works every time.

The travel iron that doesn’t shut off works the best but Vera can’t find it - the other with the temperature control you have to be more patient with.

We’ve done them everywhere including John and Arlene’s trailer, they can verify!

If you want to glue it back in, rough up the existing epoxy in the stock with either a small dremmel or a piece of sandpaper, as long as it’s clean and lightly roughed up - buy JB Weld (not the 5-minute, but the regular) at Wal-mart, mix a small amount with a thin kote brushed on slightly below the top edges of the stock.

Clamp it into the stock - a couple of plastic c-clamps that vice-grips makes works well. Doesn’t have to be clamped really tight as long as it sits on the original bedding it will be fine.

If any of the epoxy squeezes out past the border of the stock or the barrel channel then wipe it of before it dries with a damp cloth with a bit of vinegar, and it will wipe the green epoxy off like it wasn’t there.

George
 
Many thanks to Tom D, Thunderbolt, Dave Short, George and Vera C. and Jeff Stover. We,ll get this baby out of the stock either by heat or cold. Special thanks to Jeff Stover for letting me finish the last four relays using his spare LV rifle, a beautiful wooden stocked Bat action.
Thanks again to all of you.
Rich Quigley
 
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