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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Airgun Gate => : September 27, 2006, 12:42:52 PM
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Well it finally arrived...My first PCP the Evanix AR6...What a beautiful gun it is...Kinda of menacing looking..lol..BUT unfortunately Big Brown Santa broke my new toy...the stock has a crack that runs from the front of the trigger guard to the back of the hammer...well the gentlemen that I purchase the gun from, offer to take back the gun and refund my money...I thought that was decent of him...I call to find out how much a new stock would be $132 + shipping OUCH!!! So I went to my local gun shop and ask if they could repair it? They said it would be about $25 but they would like to see it before "quoting" a price... anyway I'm off on another business trip so maybe Friday I'll get back to the gun shop.
Bart
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Ouch!!!
That does suck indeed. Something some slow setting epoxy could cure, or is it really splintery? If it's not all of the way through the wood, there is a chance of getting a big syringe full of thin epoxy into the gap, then fill and clamp. depending on where exactly the crack runs, if there is any internal access, like where the action sits, you could also grind out a bit and fill with glass cloth. Ultamately I s'pose it would be good if you could find a hidden place to drill and run a dowel rod, but chances are that'd be tough. Yup, $25 at the gun shop sounds good...if the stock looks that good I'd rather let a pro do it...especially for only $25. Of course if you could find someone that makes stocks for that rifle, it might be cool to get an aftermarket stock also...but then it would most likely cost you 2-3 times as much as the replacment stock from the manufacturer....Huhm, so many options...the best option would be to hunt the UPS guy down and beat him with the broken stock....THAT my friend would be justice:)
btw: I'm joking, please don't run out and beat up mail men...most of those guys are pretty big, chances are they'd beat you first.
Dan
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My UPS guy is a pretty nice fellow. I would like to beat the shipping warehouse guys with the stock. Yes the crack goes though to the other side (inside where the action sits) It's kinda unsightly to, so if the guys at the shop can make it look new for around $25 I'll be happy to give them the work. I'll see what they say on Friday.
Bart
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CDT gave me a Gamo Hunter 440 that had a crack running from the middle of the fore stock back into the butt. It was pretty bad and even some other cracks running into the trigger area. Total of three cracks. I clamped it the best I could and drilled.glued and doweled it from the inside. 4 dowels total. I then sanded the stock down and refinished it in walnut stain. If you look real close you can see where the crack was on the one side. It is not perfect but the air gun was free and no money lost.
If I had bought it then I would of returned it or asked for another stock at no charge for it. My synthetics I do not mind taking out into the woods hunting with but the wood stocks, I try and keep just for paper and collection. Most all my Gamo collection are duplicated. Wood and Synthetic. Kinda of expensive but I started out buying the wood first and decided to just purchase the same ones in synthetic so I don't have to be so careful with them.
I am sorry to hear your new baby got damaged Bart. I know you have been waiting for it. I would of been really bumed also.
Good Luck
Gene
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Bart,
I will not let UPS ship another rifle for me for that same reason !!! I'm still waiting on my model 350...Best of luck...
Rabbit :)