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Bipod broke my stock!!! Ever seen this?
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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 1931109" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>Well I am going out on a limb here and I know people are going to either hate me or .. well most will just hate me for what I am about to say. from your pics and the warning, I am about to try to explain why I believe it failed. </p><p>the super light weight stocks sacrafice strength in certain areas for weight savings. if they do not recommend the bi-pod, it is due to the lack of strength in the specific area of the stock where the bi-pod would go. the deep channel of the fore end of that stock and the claw type nut added to the break you have suffered. there is one way to repair this as I have done before in such instances. Six to eight carbon fiber arrows about 14" to 18" long bedded into the stock will strengthen the broken area and the rest of the fore end so that you can run a bi-pod. With that repair it will be approximately 8 to 12 ounces heavier but it will not break like that again. The deep cut out in the fore end is what made the stock too weak to take the weight of the rifle on that point of breakage. the claw type nut exacerbated the weak area into breaking even faster. I am sorry this happened, I have seen it in my shop before. there is a solution to the weakness and it can be repaired. it will require a knowledgeable gunsmith and some time. Another good man to repair this break would be a good Fiberglas man with repair experience. I may not agree with these opinions about not acceptable; I see two really bad mistakes you made home repairing the stock (pull through nut) and installing T-nuts that made your stock even weaker than the manufacturer made it. Like I said, I am sorry this happened to you. it can be repaired, it can be strengthened to better than new with the right techniques your rifle stock will not break again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 1931109, member: 26227"] Well I am going out on a limb here and I know people are going to either hate me or .. well most will just hate me for what I am about to say. from your pics and the warning, I am about to try to explain why I believe it failed. the super light weight stocks sacrafice strength in certain areas for weight savings. if they do not recommend the bi-pod, it is due to the lack of strength in the specific area of the stock where the bi-pod would go. the deep channel of the fore end of that stock and the claw type nut added to the break you have suffered. there is one way to repair this as I have done before in such instances. Six to eight carbon fiber arrows about 14" to 18" long bedded into the stock will strengthen the broken area and the rest of the fore end so that you can run a bi-pod. With that repair it will be approximately 8 to 12 ounces heavier but it will not break like that again. The deep cut out in the fore end is what made the stock too weak to take the weight of the rifle on that point of breakage. the claw type nut exacerbated the weak area into breaking even faster. I am sorry this happened, I have seen it in my shop before. there is a solution to the weakness and it can be repaired. it will require a knowledgeable gunsmith and some time. Another good man to repair this break would be a good Fiberglas man with repair experience. I may not agree with these opinions about not acceptable; I see two really bad mistakes you made home repairing the stock (pull through nut) and installing T-nuts that made your stock even weaker than the manufacturer made it. Like I said, I am sorry this happened to you. it can be repaired, it can be strengthened to better than new with the right techniques your rifle stock will not break again. [/QUOTE]
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