I have a deluxe sako in 338 that I bought new in 1995, its the hi-gloss stock with the rosewood forend tip, the rosewood inlayed grip cap, etc.
while hunting one day 15 years ago the front sling swivel broke on the sling, and the gun fell back off my shoulder, the barrel hit the ground but i caught the butt. This put a couple small cracks in the stock, one by the safety and one close to the wrist inlet... I glued them up back then the best i knew how at the time, and rubbed a little true oil over the outside where it cracked the thick gloss finish.
does anyone know somewhere I can get the stock fixed and refinished?
I would strip the laquer and oil finish it myslef, but I'm nervous about the checkering and messing it up for good. the inside of the stock needs dremeled out I would assume and some accra glass to reinforce the cracks from the inside...
any help would be appreciated.
while hunting one day 15 years ago the front sling swivel broke on the sling, and the gun fell back off my shoulder, the barrel hit the ground but i caught the butt. This put a couple small cracks in the stock, one by the safety and one close to the wrist inlet... I glued them up back then the best i knew how at the time, and rubbed a little true oil over the outside where it cracked the thick gloss finish.
does anyone know somewhere I can get the stock fixed and refinished?
I would strip the laquer and oil finish it myslef, but I'm nervous about the checkering and messing it up for good. the inside of the stock needs dremeled out I would assume and some accra glass to reinforce the cracks from the inside...
any help would be appreciated.