receiver repair OT

thought id share some pics of this 76 Winchester 50 express, that had been abused, someone had broke the stock off, by beating it over a log.
broke the rear tang upper and lower {off} then bubba tried to weld it with a torch and coat hanger weld, was about 1/8 too long, not straight, not strong and not very pretty.
i found a nice original stock for the guy{not cheap} and when i grabbed the rear tang section, it broke off in my hands,
so i ground the old crappy weld out, mached it by hand, and set it with the old broken stock, so it would line up straight, tacked it place,
and then welded it back in place,
got lucky and it matched , and was straight in the first shot, let it cool for a few hours, then finished it, then matched the old finsih best i could, some more time and it will blend in nicely..must say,.it came out nicer then i thought it would..
best thing is its strong, and is safe to shoot.

Great work. I know how difficult that type of repair can be. You did a very good job.

Jim

thanks, i love my new welder. its wonderful.
the owner of the rifles jaw just hit the floor when he saw it.
story he gave me was his granddad missed an Elk with the rifle, and broke it in half over a deadfall, and walked away from it.
so its been broken for some 40 years, so i made a man happy, and did it for under 200.00 and did it in less then 4 hours time.

Excellent work! Using the old stock for a jig is great. I have made tons of jigs to assist in repairs or fabrication (furniture and cars) and it helps to make the finished job look perfect. Your talent is superb!

Cheers, Don

Chuck you need to start taking 'before' pictures. Im having a hard time seeing the repair! Nice work!

Regards,

Jim

thankyou, i thought of that, but the customer was kind of putting some pressure on me to get it done, so i put asside some of the blue work, and got er done.
if you look close at the closeup of the hammer, you can see the small spot right near the right side of the hammer, thats i left it so it didnt look to nice, as the rest of the rifle has some minor dings and marks.

For the life of me I can't understand why gunsmith customers treat us that way.

"It's been broken for 40 years" , but he now needs it in a hurry.

I have the same thing from hunters. "It broke last year" , but now that dove season starts in 2 days it is supposed to be up to me to put everything else aside so I can fix his!

Nice job Chuck.

As with your many other post, this is excellent. Thank you. Please do consider taking before and after pictures. Sincerely. BruceV