Author Topic: Pics of the Crack  (Read 2800 times)

  • Guest
Pics of the Crack
« on: October 01, 2006, 12:41:59 PM »
As you know I received an AR6 with a Cracked stock courtesy of UPS..Well Tuesday I have to go to a speciality shop to see if it can be repaired...Well enjoy the pics











Offline Gene_SC

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11378
    • http://www.airguntoys.com
Re: Pics of the Crack
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2006, 01:56:19 PM »
Bart

Did you buy that from a dealer new? If so return it.

CDT gave me a Hunter 440 a while back and it had cracks almost similar to  yours. I bought a new stock for it. I took the old stock and have repaired it. I drilled 4 holes from the inside of stock and trigger area and pressed everything back together best I could and glued and doweled it together. Let is sit for a week and then stripped all the stain off the stock. It was another week process of sanding and prepping it for new stain.

I am not satisfied with it at all. I have just put on the third coat of polyurethane on it today after the stain had dried. It was a lengthy process with the stain, sanding with 400 grit paper and finally ended with 0000 steel wool. The overall looks is great but and I emphasise BUT..:)  I can still see when I look very close the two hair line cracks. very faint but they are there. It will never be the same as before it got busted.

I will show you pics as soon as I am finished. I consider myself very good with wood and spent a great deal of time working on the stock but my high hopes of the cracks disapearing are only in my mind..:)

Maybe this guy you are taking it to is really good at woodwork and can fix it without those cracks showing afterwords.

Best of luck

Gene
THE ONES I SLEEP WITH: BSA Lightning XL, AA TX-200, AA ProSport, BSA Ultra, HW-97K, Crosman NPSS .177, FX Cyclone, HW-30 Nicle Plated, AA-S200, Crosman Marauder, CZ-634, R-9 DG, Webley/Scott UK Tomahawk, Benji Kantana, Benji Marauder, Benji Discovery.....
....

Gene\'s Tunz n Toyz
Springer Tunin

Offline rabbit

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 425
    • http://
RE: Pics of the Crack
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2006, 06:20:03 AM »
Hello,

     If you bought it new, I would return it immediately...  I  have a damage claim against U P S  at this time...  Best of luck...  

                        Rabbit     :)
Rabbit

Offline Gene_SC

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11378
    • http://www.airguntoys.com
More Cracks
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2006, 06:53:40 AM »
Hey Bart

I finished my stock up this morning. here are some pics. The biggest crack is outlined. Could not make that one disapear. There were 4 cracks all total. All of them runing from fore stock back through trigger hole into the middle of the butt.

Gene
THE ONES I SLEEP WITH: BSA Lightning XL, AA TX-200, AA ProSport, BSA Ultra, HW-97K, Crosman NPSS .177, FX Cyclone, HW-30 Nicle Plated, AA-S200, Crosman Marauder, CZ-634, R-9 DG, Webley/Scott UK Tomahawk, Benji Kantana, Benji Marauder, Benji Discovery.....
....

Gene\'s Tunz n Toyz
Springer Tunin

  • Guest
RE: More Cracks
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2006, 07:09:03 AM »
Well Gene, if it bugs you too much or you don't find a use for it, I will take it off your hands to put on my shadow.  Looks like you did a good job to me.  Thanks  - Michael

Offline -=ed

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 467
    • http://
RE: More Cracks
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2006, 09:18:42 AM »
.
Looks really good, Gene

You have a knack    :)
.
.
-=ed..................... \"...and in our dark despair, against our will... wisdom comes...\"

.

Offline CharlieDaTuna

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3405
    • http://www.charliedatuna.com
This guy is never satisfied...
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2006, 01:03:23 AM »
You could have this stock in your hands and until he pointed out where the crack was, you would never have seen it. I was over to Gene's one day last week and he showed it to me with a rag in his hands and tears in his eyes cuz it wuz broke :0  :0  :0  I patted him on the back trying to cheer him up and told him with my head hanging down..."that's ok Gene".... :)  :)  :)
Bob  aka:  CharlieDaTuna
Co-founder of the GTA


HOME OF THE GRT-III TRIGGER
   Website:  http://charliedatuna.com/

Home of the NPSS-NP Triggers:  
            http://charliedatuna.com/NPSS.htm

E-Mail:  CDT22@Verizon.net

Benji-342 .177 /Brazilian Winchester 800 .22 /Gamo Cadet .177 /Gamo Shadowmatic .177 /Gamo 440 .22 /Gamo Royal .22 /Gamo Whisper .177 /Gamo SK-1 .20 /B-20 .177 /TF-99 .177 /QB-78 .177 /QB-78t .22 /QB-78-(CD) .22 /QB-78-(CJ) .22/QB-78D .22 /Crosman 2240 .22 /Cros 150 .177 /Crosman Back Packer .22 ?Crosman AS 2250 .22 /Daisy Mod 93 .177 /Marksman 2004 .177 /GS 35 .177 /FWB-124 .177 /Custom Marauder .22 /Custom Disco .177


Offline CharlieDaTuna

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3405
    • http://www.charliedatuna.com
Hey Bwess...I'd send that one back.
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2006, 01:06:07 AM »
.
Bob  aka:  CharlieDaTuna
Co-founder of the GTA


HOME OF THE GRT-III TRIGGER
   Website:  http://charliedatuna.com/

Home of the NPSS-NP Triggers:  
            http://charliedatuna.com/NPSS.htm

E-Mail:  CDT22@Verizon.net

Benji-342 .177 /Brazilian Winchester 800 .22 /Gamo Cadet .177 /Gamo Shadowmatic .177 /Gamo 440 .22 /Gamo Royal .22 /Gamo Whisper .177 /Gamo SK-1 .20 /B-20 .177 /TF-99 .177 /QB-78 .177 /QB-78t .22 /QB-78-(CD) .22 /QB-78-(CJ) .22/QB-78D .22 /Crosman 2240 .22 /Cros 150 .177 /Crosman Back Packer .22 ?Crosman AS 2250 .22 /Daisy Mod 93 .177 /Marksman 2004 .177 /GS 35 .177 /FWB-124 .177 /Custom Marauder .22 /Custom Disco .177


Offline DanoInTx

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3010
    • http://airgunartisans.com
Re: Pics of the Crack
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2006, 01:38:21 PM »
Huhm, man, that is one awful stock refinishing job Gene.  I'd take that back to the guy who did that work for you and beat him over the head with it:)  Gene, there are larger more obvious cracks in aircraft structures(as I'm sure you know) on airplanes that are still flying.  Do yourself a favor and put the magnifying glass back on the shop bench, and step away from the bench.  Now that you no longer have that magnifying glass in your hands you are free to put your gun back together and start shooting it again.  If you shoot it long enough you will soon forget that there was ever a crack....but beware, that magnifying glass is a tricky devil, it will call you out..."Gene, Gene, Gene, ....come pick me up so you can examine that stock some more...Gene, Gene, Gene...don't ignore me, I am your friend, I want you to only have the most perfect gun...I'm looking out for you buddy".  Ignore these pleas from the magnifying glass, it is only doing that to make you go mad.  Or, if it really bothers you, of course you and I both know of someone who could most likely make you a new stock:)  I wouldn't bother, that thing look no worse than the guns I have in my closet that get knocked over routinely while I'm looking for my clothes in the morning.  You do good work, go enjoy it:)

Dan
Dan

Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

\"repeat this mantra:
Air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzzz!!!  ...You will feel better\" T.E.C.2008

  • Guest
RE: Hey Bwess...I'd send that one back.
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2006, 03:00:41 PM »
Yea I know but I got the gun two extra magazines, scope and a hard case at a really good buy..It was off the classifieds...Technically I could buy a new stock and still have a fair deal.
Bart


  • Guest
Re: Pics of the Crack
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2006, 10:24:17 PM »
Was it insured? If so put in a claim to UPS and make them buy you a new stock.

  • Guest
RE: Pics of the Crack
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2006, 04:52:28 PM »
I know it is little consolation but USPS damaged it's first stock with me recently. Looks like I'll be sticking with DHL. Nothing short of excelent service out of them but not quite as convenient as USPS. UPS on the otherhand is the worst of them.
Sorry to hear you have encountered this as well.

Russ S.