Glue it and keep going

 

Welcome to Marlin Owners from the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, or as Bob Lee Swagger would say, "...the patron state of shootin' stuff'.

 

Welcome to Marlin Owners from the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, or as Bob Lee Swagger would say, "...the patron state of shootin' stuff'.

@rjtmac Can you shed any light on this guy's dilema?

 

Welcome to Marlin Owners from the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, or as Bob Lee Swagger would say, "...the patron state of shootin' stuff'.

@rjtmac Can you shed any light on this guy's dilema?

it can be fixed SIR … click link below … can look at the whole thread or start at post #37 …

https://www.marlinowners.com/thread...ds/hopefully-i-didnt-make-an-error-here-new-project-acquired-39a-golden.570421/

 

I agree, gluing it is a great temporary fix. I like my weapons to function as they should, as well as look nice.

 

Like rjtmac said, that stock can be permanently repaired and it doesn't have to be completely refinished. Use stainable wood epoxy instead of glue. The crack will have to be slightly opened to get the epoxy in and then adequately clamped. Once cured, it will be solid.

 

Appreciate the replies. Is it too late since I have already had one of my LGS glue it?

 

The only question I have is where did you bury the body?

 

So the pictures are before the LGS glued it? What does it look like now?

Yes the pictures are before it was glued. Later when I get home I will post pictures of it after it was glued. Sorry I should have specified that.

 

So the pictures are before the LGS glued it? What does it look like now?

 

I have a 39A that had a bubba's stock on it. I got one from numrich that matched the forearm wood exactly.

 

Out of curiosity can you explain how your relative caused this disaster? They should never be allowed around tools again, it appears.

Welcome! Remember- it's only a .22LR. It doesn't need to be that strong to resisting heavy recoil.

 

They told me they used to have a 39A. They were demonstrating for some other family members how to take it down. I wasn't out there, but has he explained he hit the barrel against the carpeted floor with too much force while holding on to the stock. Knucklehead!!

 

Welcome to Marlin Owners from NE Indiana.

Finding a different 1947 stock will take time. The price of used guns has risen to the point where for some guns it is not worth buying a gun to part out.

One will turn up eventually. In the meantime let the shop work their magic, you may not want to replace it.

 

I can attest for that already. There was a seller that had a stock and forend in decent condition. It was for the Golden model so it had the checkering. He is asking $400 for both.

 

If you use an adhesive that will go through a needle you can get deep penetration before clamping. Hopefully your LGS did that. How did the crack/split look after he was done?

 

If you use an adhesive that

 

You best chance of finding a Marlin stock is probably ebay. I am thinking the 336 stock is the same as the 39a stock. Maybe someone can tell us if that is correct.

 

I believe the two are different. But I will also wait for confirmation on that.

 

Butt Stock interchangeability, 39a, 336 1895?

My 47 39a butt stock has issues, and I am at this point not wanting to repair it. I want to take it off and put it aside for repair sometime when I have time or the money to restore it properly. What is the interchangeability of 39a pistol grip stock with other marlin stocks? I tried the stock...

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This was the glue job from the LGS. I'd just like to get rid of the seams now.

 

That could have been done better.
An older 336, late 40-early 50 would match your 39A.

 

I agree. I am rather disappointed with their work. Good to know about the other options, thanks.

 

These pics might be a little better to see.

 

Odd looking early 38a stock in any case.

 

Wow. Not a very professional job. I'm not sure that can be fixed. Maybe rjtmac will chime in on this. If anyone could fix this it would be him.

 

It would be great if I could get it done right.

 

Still can be fixed better … send me a personal message if you want my slant on this … good luck on whatever you do … pretty poor effort iIMHO …

 

A 336 receiver end is larger than a 39. Its not true that they are the same. I tried that once. IMO the stock will never be as it "could" have been by a competent gunsmith. Once the glue has been put into the crack you would have to re-break the stock in 2, gouge out all the glued areas up to the crack face then re-fit the sections with epoxy. That would get you as close to a hair line joint as can be done. Otherwise, its a crack fill job and re-sand everything down. Another so call "gunsmith" job with no clue, too bad.

 

Thanks for the insight. At this point I'm willing to have somebody bust the thing apart and try again. I'm looking at a total redo or finding another one, I don't see any other options. It's my own fault for bringing it to a gunsmith to have the work done.

 

I would hope that a A$$ whipping ensued? Yeah... I know it doesn't fix your 39A, but it would make one feel better. LOL!!

 

You bet! Idiot ***** it up bad.

 

So I've been thinking (brewing) about it. I'm not going to focus on trying fix this one anymore. My sights will be set on finding a replacement.

 

I compared my '51, 39a and '53, 336A and the butstocks exchange, so there is that.

 

That's great to know. I wonder if there are exceptions to the rules depending on the years?

 

Switching butt stocks, sometimes it take some for fitting the tang screw.
Like realigning the angle it goes in.

 

That would make sense. To add insult to injury, however they glued my stock now I cannot even get The tang screw started to catch threads.