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I have a nice little .22 Hornet converted rook rifle The metal is awesome and the wood grain is good. The problem is that someone in it's past has refinished the stock in a less than expert manner. Now there are tiny areas where the stock does not touch the metal and it just doesn't look good.
The question is....Is there a way, short of restocking, maybe by re-inletting/re-fitting that the present stock can be made to look reasonable? I do have a blank with great figure and color but with a less than stellar wrist that probably could work, considering the very low recoil for the caliber, if I do go the restocking route.
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Bob:
Could you glass bed those areas to fill the gaps with an appropriately colored mixture?
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Contact DES, the stock DR. It can be done.
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there are ways.....Id let the stock DR have at it....
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There are alternatives to glass, they just might take professional application. A third vote for Dennis.
I'm a big proponent of correct wrist grain and always remind folks that it doesn't matter what caliber if you drop it.
Would love to see the rifle.
Last edited by SDH-MT; 04/12/16 01:22 AM. Reason: edit
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Who is DES or Dennis for those of us who aren't exactly in the loop?
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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That would be Dennis Earl Smith, professioan member ACGG
thestockdr@hotmail.com
Member American Custom Gunmakers Guild
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Thanks for posting the photos Bob. I couldn't offer any advice without a hands on inspection. From here it looks like I'd probably live with it.
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