Removing glued in action

[LVLAaron]

I have my late fathers old bench gun - built by Fred Sinclair forever ago. (XP100 action for the curious).

The stock is cracked and I want to give it a full restoration - have the stock painted, melonite the bolt, polish it, and hang it up in the shop.

How do I crack this thing out of there?

 

[LVLAaron]

note: It's cracked at the front of the action on the left side (not pictured) so I'm afraid to do any kind of prying.

 

[ebb]

Put it in a rifle rest and block up an electric Iron so that it sets on top of the receiver. turn on iron and wait, when it gets the epoxy hot it will let loose.

 

[BrettNC]

Put it in a rifle rest and block up an electric Iron so that it sets on top of the receiver. turn on iron and wait, when it gets the epoxy hot it will let loose.

Would that effect the sleeve on the action?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Would that effect the sleeve on the action?

It will soften it but as long as its not disturbed it wont hurt anything

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Put the iron on scope bases with the barrel in a vise. Once the tang and loading ramp get too hot to hold your finger on it remove the iron and pry the stock down. You wont hurt the broken stock. It wont take that much pressure to bust it loose. Grind out a big channel and repair with jb weld. Send the stock to bc’z to get a repaint then ill help you glue it back in

 

[LVLAaron]

I'm comfortable with the repair and bedding. Already talking to BC'z to get it re-finished. Appreciate the help fellas.

Any tips on who can melonite the bolt?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I'm comfortable with the repair and bedding. Already talking to BC'z to get it re-finished. Appreciate the help fellas.

Any tips on who can melonite the bolt?

You can talk to a local production machine shop and see if they can get it in on a batch. With the 3 piece bolt design i wouldnt get it melonited id get it blued. Itll probably cost $200-250 to get it melonited and the handle and bolt nose may fall off from the heat if there is any on whatever process you choose.

 

[boltfluter]

Just curious why you want to melonite the bolt! Just for looks or?

 

[257ack]

You may want to reconsider melonite for the bolt

 

[Hal]

It might be a aftermarket bolt. It has a aftermarket bolt handle.

Hal

 

[LVLAaron]

Doesn't have or need to be melonite. I just want it to look good.

 

[Cbashooter]

I put mine in a chest freezer over night and knocked it out.this was 25 years ago and I belive it was accuglass

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Doesn't have or need to be melonite. I just want it to look good.

Id get it hot blued then. Itll look the part

 

[AlNyhus]

With a clothes iron set on high (cotton) and setting across the scope bases, I put a narrowed door shim wedge between the barrel channel and barrel and tap it in so there's some pressure. Every couple of minutes, give a tap or three. In about 10 minutes it will come loose. The upward pressure from the wedge helps it come loose w/o heating the epoxy excessively.

Good shootin' -Al

 

[LVLAaron]

4 minutes with a heat gun and it came right out. Fixing up some cracks and blemishes and it's off to BC'z

 

[AlNyhus]

The good thing: you know it was time for a re-glue.

The bad thing: you never know when it's time for a re-glue.

Pillar bed it and Rule The World!

 

[LVLAaron]

That action has been glued in for over 40 years. The foam core of the stock is deteriorating and turning to dust. It'll never be shot again... just want it to look nice

 

[Dusty Stevens]

That old epoxy turns loose pretty easily. Skip otto always demonstrated how to check your glue in one time. He grabbed the barrel and slammed the stock on my bench like a caveman. He said the scope and glue in is good.

 

[AlNyhus]

The foam core of the stock is deteriorating and turning to dust. It'll never be shot again... just want it to look nice

Having done several like that over the years, it's not that big of deal to fix one. -Al