P14 Stock Repair

[frankderrico]

Good afternoon everyone!

A good customer bought this rifle with a bad stock. It had been broken and someone tried to glue it back together. They did not get it aligned right and their glue set. Problem was that it was about a half inch off. He sent it to me to fix it and here are some pics I thought you would like. I needed to start over and job one was to separate it without any further damage. Careful work got it apart. More pics to follow.

Best Regards.....Frank

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[WarPig1976]

I don't get Gorilla glue, can't think of anywhere I'd use it. This shows how useless it is....

[frankderrico]

WarPig1976, I'm not sure if it was gorilla glue, but an investigation proved it was water-based. Thankfully, that made my job a lot easier. When I'm done it will never break or come apart in the same place again.
Best Regards.....Frank

[WarPig1976]

Even if it isn't it provided another chance to trash talk Gorilla glue....

well done Frank...

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Anixious to see the results. Nice pic with the pup & friend. Corn crop looks healthey as well.

[frankderrico]

Here are the two pieces of the stock with all remnants of the previous glue removed.
Still a long way to go.


Regards.....Frank

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[Peter Laidler]

That should glue well especially if you cramp it up tight. Loads of wood to insert a couple of well glued good solid oak tapered pegs that you can knock in tight.

I repaired the stock of the original Lee rifle that came to the UK for trials that was broken like that. It was languishing in the store, where nobody really knew what it was. The butt part was on a dusty old shelf somewhere else. The original trials Lee............ Now has a place of honour together with the last service full bore Lee Enfield in British service. We had to say 'full bore' because there's still a load of No8's and service, because there are still some Cadet Forces with DP L59's. You just can't win with Lee Enfields!

[frankderrico]

Update on P14 stock. The way the stock broke it doesn't want to stay together when I tighten up the clamps. After several dry runs and it wanting to slide apart, I decided to stabilize it by putting a wooden dowel in the two pieces. Now comes the process of gluing it together and clamping it without movement. More pictures to follow.
Best Regards.....Frank


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[Peter Laidler]

Clamping-up is a problem when the break is on a taper to the cramps as the break just wants to slide apart. The problem then is getting the dowel hole dead right. Good work and lovely to see old skills.

[frankderrico]

Here is an update on the P-14.
I have been repairing and restoring stocks for over 40 years. This has been one of my biggest challenges. Right up there with the RMC I-cut highwood that got ran over by a pick-up truck without its rifle in it.
There was a small chip that needed to be patched, pic 2,3, and 4.
Next job is re-oiling, re-attaching its metal parts, and sending it home.
Best Regards.....Frank


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