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glued in action removal - Please help

cbrown1050

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I am trying to remove a Panda action from a Scoville carbon fiber stock. I have tried heating the action up with an iron with upward force on the barrel, no luck. tried putting it in the freezer overnight, still wont pop out. I have removed glue ins before, but none have been this hard to get out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris
 
Some or most of the newer clothes irons may not get hot enough. Might try ebay or somewhere for an old one without the safety bs. No idea what they used but many epoxies give up at around 300ish degrees. Another thing is, proceed with caution, as it may be overly "roughed up" to insure a good bond and is mechanically locked in there. I messed up (a little) a beautiful painted stock because of this very thing. Someone had really roughed it up, way more than needed before glueing it in. The grooves and score marks(dremel gone wild) locked it into the stock. It had to come out but it pulled a little stock material and paint from the top edges when it did. Not a huge deal but definitely one you probably prefer to not have the hassle of fixing.
 
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I just purchased a vintage iron on ebay. I'm kind of scared to put a heat gun next to a carbon fiber stock. With the luck I have I would damage it.
 
Regarding heat guns...keep the heat off the stock...just let it transfer through the action to the epoxy. Most epoxies will release below well 200 degrees. With an older clothes iron, 15-20 minutes should get you there. A tapered shim between the barrel channel and barrel helps to give some upward pressure...give it a tap every once in a while. I use a little hand held temp gun and check the action temp as it goes along.

Be aware that some of the titanium component epoxies used for gluing in take much more heat before they release. It would be helpful to know what epoxy was used if you know who did the glue in.

Good shootin' -Al
 
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AlNyhus said:
Regarding heat guns...keep the heat off the stock...just let it transfer through the action to the epoxy. Most epoxies will release below well 200 degrees. With an older clothes iron, 15-20 minutes should get you there. A tapered shim betweeh the barrel channel and barrel helps to give some upward pressure...give it a tap every once in a while. I use a little hand held temp gun and check the action temp as it goes along.

Be aware that some of the titanium component epoxies used for gluing in take much more heat before they release. It would be helpful to know what epoxy was used if you know who did the glue in.

Good shootin' -Al
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Thank You for the advice.
 
Got a torch?:D

Seriously, if you heat a steel rod that's a close fit for the bolt raceway(.690ish), it will transfer a lot of heat to the action in a little while, without any significant heat on the stock.

I still think an old iron and maybe a little more time will do the trick. Just hope it's not mechanically locked too.
 
I'm scared for ya right now
cbrown1050 said:
I am trying to remove a Panda action from a Scoville carbon fiber stock. I have tried heating the action up with an iron with upward force on the barrel, no luck. tried putting it in the freezer overnight, still wont pop out. I have removed glue ins before, but none have been this hard to get out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris
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Ask me why...
 
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