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< 16ga. Guns ~ reinforcing citori lightning wrist? |
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Sat Sep 01, 2018 10:15 am
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Joined: 30 Sep 2015
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Location: NEW SALISBURY INDIANA
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looking to reinforce the wrist of my 16 ga citori lightning, its kinda of thin, so I have heard of gluing in a walnut plug in the buttstock bolt hole, with a hole in it and using a longer bolt to secure it. any one done it? |
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Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:48 am
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Easier to buy a spare stock and use the spare and keep the original
put up for future need |
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Sat Sep 01, 2018 12:36 pm
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Joined: 30 Sep 2015
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Location: NEW SALISBURY INDIANA
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but not economical |
_________________ 16ga 3-Win 37
16ga Ithaca 37 1946
16ga Western Auto Revelation
16ga Browning A-5 1929
16ga Marlin 90 1939
16ga browning citori lightning grade 3 2003
16ga Francisque Darne 1920 |
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Sat Sep 01, 2018 12:45 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
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Location: Hudson,Wy
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With any "through bolt" stock arrangement, the best way would be to sleeve it with a metal tube trimmed to proper length. Depending on the diameter of the hole, this can be easy or difficult (if no standard size tubing matches the hole diameter: re-drilling must be done with great care). Thin wall steel or stainless is a good choice as is one of the more rigid/ harder alloys of aluminum. Heavily crosshatch the metal and use high bond, slow cure epoxy. |
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Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:50 pm
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Joined: 15 Jun 2010
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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I wouldn’t worry about. Citoris are not known for breaking at the wrist. As long as the grain runs straight through the wrist you should be fine. Post a pic of the stock from both sideshow we can see if there are potential issues.
I have the head of the stock on all the shotguns I keep glass bedded. This makes for 100% wood to metal contact and the recoil forces are evenly distributed into the stock.
Jeff |
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Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:54 am
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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Location: West MI
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According to the Stock Doctor, some Citoris have a metal tubes in them from the factory. He shared that with me when I was considering having my Citori Upland bent. |
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