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Daryl,
This is what he did in his words:
"The angle of the break into the head of the stock didn't allow for full length steel rods as I'd hoped, but I was able to use hidden brass screws (I like to cut the heads off and slot the shank so I can countersink a bit. I prefer them to pins cut off at the surface)."
Gil Darrel, I've done a similar thing only I used stainless steel screws that I notched with a file. After I've screwed one in so the notch is below the surface it's easy to break the screw off at the notch. Before installing the screws I threaded the holes the same as the screw and slathered the screws and holes with epoxy before installation. Steve
Last edited by Rockdoc; 02/13/12 10:06 AM.
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Do you know of any good checkerers in Northern Virginia, Maryland, or Pennsylvania? I am looking for one to re-do the checkering pattern on a Winchester Model 21 I am buying. It has the kidney pattern and I want a full point pattern. This is similar to what was found on the Custom Grade, that Winchester made from 1959 to 1979. I know this will not help with the value, but this is a gun I intend to keep and shoot clay pigeons with.
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While not in the geographic area you specify, you ought to check out Hank Peters in Moorestown, NJ, on the eastern edge of the Delaware River, near Philadelphia.
Rob
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Whilst not being personally in favour of repair in stocks like this there is an issue that you may wish to consider. A couple of years ago a stock was brought to me ,broken . I said that it need to be restocked and quoted for the work . The customer declined and took it elsewhere and it was subsequently repaired . The repair was very good and difficult to spot unless you knew where to look . A while later the stock again broke ,this time the customer decided to have it restocked and claimed on his insurance . The insurance company on inspecting the gun discovered the repair and immediately rejected the claim on the grounds of that previous repair . They also informed him that they would not have been liable for any claims for injury ,had they arisen as for the same reasons.
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Gunman,
The breaking of my gun was not an insurable event. Even if it were, my deductible would have been high. To restock the gun would have exceeded the economic value of the gun. Insurance companies make money collecting premiums, not paying claims. That's from my experience in a collateral profession. Furthermore, a third-party claim under my jurisdiction's law would need to prove negligence on my part not the mere fact of injury. Perhaps the insurance company rejected the claim because the initial breakage was not reported because there was no insurance at the time or the owner felt it wasn't an insurable event. However, in my state, a repaired object has insurable value and, at least here, what was told the unfortunate in your case would not be correct.
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