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I know it probably depends on the wood but is 3/8" reasonable? I have bent stocks up and down but not for cast and not pistol grip stocks
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I sure hope so. I'm going to do one this winter. I've bent them that much down, but only about 1/2 that sideways. Now I have a gun with 3/4" of cast off. Need to take half of it out.
What sort of wood?
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I assume Circassian walnut
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Then it will probably bend well unless it has some underlying grain issues.
I have heard that American black walnut will not take bending well, but I have never tried.
Do you have a jig and set up for the job?
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What gun?
Through bolt?
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I never open the hole or bend the bolt. I bend through bolt stocks like any other, with one exception, I clamp the head the the stock together if bending for cast. Hope that helps,
Steve If you bend for cast then the trigger guard needs to be bent. I bend them cold, not that complex, if you you do right. Twist it at the hole and you have a real mess on your hands. I bend stocks fairly often. Bending for drop is usually more difficult than for cast and pistol grip stocks tend to be more difficult to bend than straight hand stocks. That said, German guns usually have stocks of thin shell walnut which bends better than black. Typically a bend at heel will yield about 1/3 the change at comb. How much change you want and current dimensions will factor heavily into the feasibility of the bend.
I find the through bolt causes few issues but I always clamp the head of the stock while bending through bolt guns. It seems to work for me. Some guns do need to be bent multiple times to stay put, why I do not know.
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So Comforting....
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I know it probably depends on the wood but is 3/8" reasonable? I have bent stocks up and down but not for cast and not pistol grip stocks Yes that is reasonable, a good amount of bend to be sure but I have pushed them farther when bending for cast.
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I have a friend with a Orlen pattern jig. He has bent dozens of stocks. He tried to bend several Fox (Black Walnut) stocks for me without success. He successfully bent a stock on a B.C. Miroku with no problem, as well as a gun with French walnut. Black walnut might be bend resistant.
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Black walnut is more bend resistant than thin shell in my experience, but black can often be bent. It usually seems to take more time under a lamp and often several bends but it can be done on many black walnut stocks.
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