receiver repair

[Chuckindenver]

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.

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