BCD 42 duffle cut with a broadax

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1127161322.jpg1127161331.jpgIMG_3385.jpg1127161322a.jpg1127161321.jpg1127161321.jpgThis is the BCD 42 duffle-cut I picked up last month. the cut was so horrible that I just removed the action and hardware in hopes of finding a suitable replacement. it now resides in an oberndorf stock and handguard I was able to source locally. What a shame this little guy was completely un-messed with other than that cut. Is anyone capable of repairing this stock? or should I just resign it to shooter status? If anyone knows someone capable of repairing this stock please let me know. thanks
 
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Hello. If the stock matches the rest of the rifle I would lean towards keeping it together and not messing with it further. Even though the duffle cut is rough it tells part of the historical story of the rifle and it is of my opinion they should stay together. With that said I would by no means shoot the gun with the cut stock as it looks unsafe. Use the back-up stock for range time.
 
From what I see, it is totally repairable. Probably not to perfection, but certainly acceptable enough to shoot and display. I would do whatever I could to keep the original stock with the rifle.
 
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Anyone on this known for their skill at repairing hack jobs like this one? and regardless of wther the stock can be repaired or not I intend to keep all original parts together.
 
Yikes it looks like they made the duffle cut with an entrenching tool!! I agree that I'd keep that stock with the rifle, on it if possible, if a decent repair can be made. Big difference between original stock though ugly, and replacement.


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One of the worst duffle cuts I've seen.

I would definitely try to save the stock but it requires someone with good tools and skills to fix this mess. In addition to being rough cut, both pieces have been split lengthwise by the drywall nails and the staple underneath. The first step should consist of removing nails, wires and staples and then stabilizing the split pieces with Resorcinol, Acraglass or Devcon. Wood glue will not work for this repair. Note to Bubba: No, Gorilla glue or J.B. Weld won't work either.

After stabilizing the split pieces, the cut needs to be cleaned up and a shim made, preferably from red laminate. Dowel holes need to be drilled to hold the separated pieces and the shim together, in conjunction with one of the glues mentioned above. An alignment fixture needs to be fashioned from a straight wood board and the stock pieces aligned and screwed down on it. Final alignment check, then outline stock pieces on alignment fixture and remove front piece. Coat all contact surfaces liberally with glue, including dowels. Screw down in fixture, clamp and secure with clamps and tie downs, remove excess glue and let cure for 24 hours.

Clean up glue lines with a sharp razor blade. Now the stock is usable again but still has 2 ugly grooves where the wires used to be. Right now I don't know how to make them less unsightly, it's going to be a challenge.
 
That duffle cut is so hideous that I would be tempted to just leave it as is for sad visual evidence of it's bring back (or mailed back) history, and the extremes of duffle cut repairs! If you are going to shoot it, the replacement stock will do nicely. I do agree on keeping the stock and rifle together for display. Your call of course on repairing or not.
 
Your best bet for a professional repair that won't come apart when you shoot it would be J.J. Perodeau of Champlin Firearms in Tulsa. He is a European gunsmith and the duffle-cut repairs he's done for me are little short of miraculous. Due to the quality of his work he's in high demand so don't expect a fast turnaround.
 
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That duffle cut is so hideous that I would be tempted to just leave it as is for sad visual evidence of it's bring back (or mailed back) history, and the extremes of duffle cut repairs! If you are going to shoot it, the replacement stock will do nicely. I do agree on keeping the stock and rifle together for display. Your call of course on repairing or not.
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This. I would leave it. It's pretty interesting actually and is part of its history.
 
I just watched a video of a type 99 being repaired in a similar fashion to what GunKraut was explaining. He goes pretty in depth with the whole process.

YouTube "Anvil 086: Type 99 Arisaka duffel cut repair" by Mark Novak​

 
Speaking of senior member Gunkraut. Does anybody have his contact info by any chance? I’ve been trying to reach him via PM here for some time with no success. He hasn’t been on here or gunboards for some months now… any leads would be appreciated.
 
Just fix it.

The damage isn’t wartime, it’s not use related, it’s not done as a Demil job. Hell, it’s not even a postwar sporter modification. Leaving it is as historic mark on the gun is about as useful as leaving basement rust on a gun. “But, that active red rust is part of its HISTORY man. That veteran deliberately neglected it. It’s HISTORY. It’s part of the rifle’s past, and it should proudly wear every scar of its postwar mistreatment.”

It’s not. Just fix it.
 
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