Sunsetview45
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As most of you know we inherited a Sako Finnwolf VL63 serial number 157. The first time we took it to the range it shot perfectly but unknown to us it was missing a bushing, part #548 and shooting it caused the stock to crack.
Not being faint of heart I decided to take on the repair. I ordered acraglass and true oil from Brownells and took the week off work.
I drilled 2 tiny holes beside each crack and forced the Acraglass down the holes and out the 2 cracks and clamped it tight. Then I started my hunt for the missing bushing... impossible to find anything small enough for the hole and large enough for the screw. I had found that a straw from Chick fil'a was a perfect fit. I was about to give up when it dawned on me that there might be a metal ink pen the would be the proper dimension I walked up and down the isles of Office Max (I am sure the employees were wondering what I was doing!) with my straw and screw until I found the perfect fit. I had to drill out the plastic interior until all that was left was the metal but the length was perfect!
Next I sanded off the old marred finish with 320 sand paper and used a steam iron and barely damp cloth to get out all the tiny dings.
Whew... then I started the True Oil 4 coats buffed out with 0000 steel wool I was finally done. She looks beautiful we will go to the range today and test out all the repairs but I am sure that they will hold.
Here are some pictures of the process.
Not being faint of heart I decided to take on the repair. I ordered acraglass and true oil from Brownells and took the week off work.
I drilled 2 tiny holes beside each crack and forced the Acraglass down the holes and out the 2 cracks and clamped it tight. Then I started my hunt for the missing bushing... impossible to find anything small enough for the hole and large enough for the screw. I had found that a straw from Chick fil'a was a perfect fit. I was about to give up when it dawned on me that there might be a metal ink pen the would be the proper dimension I walked up and down the isles of Office Max (I am sure the employees were wondering what I was doing!) with my straw and screw until I found the perfect fit. I had to drill out the plastic interior until all that was left was the metal but the length was perfect!
Next I sanded off the old marred finish with 320 sand paper and used a steam iron and barely damp cloth to get out all the tiny dings.
Whew... then I started the True Oil 4 coats buffed out with 0000 steel wool I was finally done. She looks beautiful we will go to the range today and test out all the repairs but I am sure that they will hold.
Here are some pictures of the process.