Filling a bolt handle notch in a stock.

[Clancy]

Hello,

Recently, I bought a Rem 700 Manners and intend to use it on a Bighorn TL3.

I’ll need to fill in the rear part of the bolt handle notch, and do a little fitting.

What material works well as a filler?

I am currently planning to use ProBed.

Clancy

 

[mikeeg02]

In wood stocks I use jb weld, and build it up a little bit. Let it cure and sand it down. Jb weld actually looks pretty decent with some clear on it. lol Even on a light/bright maple stock. Ill see if I can find any pictures of it.

 

[tmwinds]

I'm with Michael on the JB Weld. I've used it to fill stocks. I filled a stock and then used a sharpie of approximately the same color as the wood to color the JB. After a clear coat touchup it was hard to tell the JB from the wood.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Do it evenly all the way around and itll look like you did it on purpose. You could even use some white and gray marine tex and itll look like one of those fancy white line recoil pads

 

[NorCalMikie]

I filled a stock and then used a sharpie of approximately the same color as the wood to color the JB.

I used bedding and did the Sharpie thing. Put it on then rubbed it with it my finger to blend. Have to look REAL HARD to see where it was patched. I was swapping sides, right bolt action to left bolt action.

 

[natdscott]

Devcon 10110 works fine.

Personally though, I think you need a FAST set and you need to also have the strength of normal Devcon/MarineTex. MOST fast-set epoxies are really weak, but the realyl strong stuff like we use in bedding is also so slow to set that it can be hard to get it to stay where you want it.

Devcon FasMetal (#10780) is your game.

It's an extremely advanced product, mixes like 10110 putty, but is about twice as thick. That results in it STAYING where you put it, where ProBed, 10110, MarineTex, etc. are all built to be semi-flowable.

Fasmetal is exactly what it says: 12,000+ PSI compressive strength (more than your stock) and I'ma tell you what, if you aren't done with it in 3-4 minutes, you're in trouble...if you need a little longer, usually you can refrigerate epoxies, but this stuff wouldn't be mixable at less than 60-degrees, I'd guess. It's the same gray/black color as Devcon, but can be dyed completely black if desired.

FasMetal is not suitable for bedding due to the relatively large shrinkage, and not enough open time, but it is extremely strong for repairs..it's strong enough to just MAKE some firearms parts from entirely.

I used it on a workbench to set the hickory block top into, such that the top was more-or-less "bedded" to the 4x4 & 6x6 lumber frame, which was in turn concrete anchored to the slab. It's never coming loose. If I sell the building, the bench goes with it.

 

[Clancy]

Sounds good guys. I assumed it wasn’t a huge can of worms but wanted to make sure. I do have touch up paint.

 

[NorCalMikie]

I do have touch up paint.

 

[tobnpr]

Without knowing the specific differences in fitment, I'd consider "bedding" the handle to provide a perfect factory-looking fit. Wrap with tape to create clearance desired, spray with release agent and drop the handle down into the epoxy. Sand outside flush with the stock, paint...