Unless you are trying to bend it a very large amount in any direction the answer is almost always "maybe". You have to allow for the bolt to move within the stock by taking extra wood away from the inside. Not that big of a deal. I re-drilled the stock bole hole larger and bent a stock on a 3200. To tell the truth I did it just to see if I could. It was a takeoff stock so if it broke in ten pieces, while I was "learning", I was not out much. I used heat and oil with a jig I copied form this board's pictures. Raised the comb 5/8" and gave it cast off of 1/4". It held the bend for over a year. It is somewhere in a box and as far as I know is still the same.
The "maybe" part is something you need to look at before you start. Look at the wrist area very carefully before you start. Often the blanks used on through bolt guns are picked from stuff rejected for not through bolts. Grain flow not good or with a big burl right in the wrist. If the grain is straight and the bend is slight you should be fine. If the wrist has a crack repair forget about it.
I drew the stock in profile, both before and what it should be after the bend and saw how much bend I would be trying to make. A 3/8" at the comb or cast is a lot easier than 3/4" or more. Then draw the bolt hole and see how much you need to enlarge it. There are limits to every thing.
When finished I filled the bolt hole back with acuraglass to reinforce the reamed out hole. Over kill in most cases. Do not forget to use a little block-out at the end of the receiver to prevent the acuraglass from flowing into the action and cover the bolt with a good releasing agent. I also put a lock washer under the bolt to give me a good bolting surface. It became a part of the wood and a second one rested against it when the bolt was tightened.
So it comes down to do you want another hobby or are you going to send it out to someone else? I have enough hobbies and if I had another one to do I just send it out. My bending jig got reworked into something else so I would have to build another one. Just easier to pay the man sometimes. But I saw someone do this bending by soaking rags in oil and then setting oil soaked rope on fire wrapped around the rags. Looked like fun and I like fire. Just have to wait until my wife goes out of town....... Wonder where that stock is?
