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I know that oil finished stocks can be bent. But can a modern stock such as a Perazzi or Beretta that has a epoxy finish be bent?
Appreciate your comments.
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Bill
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I have bent them successfully but it can damage the finish.
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Yes. Over at the state trap shoot there was a fellow doing it. You'd drop it off and come back in a hour or two and pick it up.
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I have bent them successfully but it can damage the finish.
Steve Yes....this is what worries me.
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Yes. Over at the state trap shoot there was a fellow doing it. You'd drop it off and come back in a hour or two and pick it up. Perhaps it is dependent on the temperature that is used or other technique to prevent damage to the finish.
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Paul,
I am under the impression that you need to heat the area to bend it and let it cool. Do you know how he accomplishes this in so short a time?
So many guns, so little time!
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Is the finish epoxy or polyurethane? Epoxy will soften and bend and stretch some under heat, but polyurethane tends to stay pretty hard and brittle.
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Is the finish epoxy or polyurethane? Epoxy will soften and bend and stretch some under heat, but polyurethane tends to stay pretty hard and brittle. How can you tell one from the other. I'm sure the epoxy is harder. I'm sure that stockers who bend regularly know by experience which stocks they can bend and those to avoid. I'm looking at a 1960's Beretta and really not sure whether it is a high polished oil finish or polyurethane. It is a S series (not SO) gun.
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I've used 2 part epoxy on boats, it will dent rather then chip. It's stronger than urethane but not necessarily harder.
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I've seen two S57e Berettas that had their stocks bent and on both occasions it left the polyurethane finish with a smokey look to it. The owners both then had the stocks stripped and refinished. One was bent using steam and the other was either with an infrared lamp or warm oil. I was the culprit that used steam.
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