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I'm preparing to repair a stock crack, and could use a bit of wise and sage counsel.
The 3" crack is where the buttstock abutts a 12 gauge boxlock action, high on the left side. No wood is missing.
I plan to spead the crack open slightly, and fill it with epoxy, and then clamp it shut, to dry/set. I was womdering if there is a benefit to drilling and inserting a steel pin horizonally (across the crack; and/or drilling a hole to insert a wooden dowl into the crack (inside, where it won't be seen).
Do these epoxy repairs generally last a long time if properly done?
The entire stock will be refinished after this repair.
Any guidance or suggestions will be appreciate. THANKS.
JERRY
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First is to figure why it cracked. Eliminate the cause and your repair should last. If it is not inleted properly it will return. Might be time to glass bed the head of the stock. I use pins only if the wood has chipped off and I want mechanical retention within the repair. I tried one of those biscuits that are used in wood working. Not a good idea as they expand when the set. Made the wood swell slightly over the repair. Held well and lasted for ten years so far.
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The best way, IMO, is to install a hidden staple-shaped peice of wire. I have the instructions saved and would be happy to e-mail it to anyone. I've never learned how to post pictures. If someone would post a copy, send me your e-mail address and I'll send you the picture. I got it from the Parker Pages.
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If the crack is oil soaked, you have to draw the oil somehow...I let the stock head get warm in the direct sunlight or heat lamp and paint the whole head with a slurry of whiting and lacquer thinner a few times... allowing it to dry and brushing the dry stuff away between coats...after making the epoxy repair, I do some insurance work by adding a bowtie or two in much the same way that Remington inlets a barbell in the stock face of their 1894 SxSs...after that, it's probably sound advice that KY John gave to glass bed the action.. 
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