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TC Patriot Stock
I should clarify that the bedding was for the fixed tang (I hope that is the correct term) that the hooked breech fits into. I found the fixed tang was hitting the lock bolt and I surmised that this was stressing the wood to the point of breaking it. Removing some steel left room for the... -
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TC Patriot Stock
The stock on my Patriot very old (but new to me) pistol cracked as well. I put a small but long screw through the crack above and in front of the lock bolt. The head of the screw was turned down to make it less obvious...sort of a threaded pin now. I also put a screw into the front end of the... -
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Replacement Stock for T/C Patriot
I shot about 50 rounds today using 23 gr of 3F Swiss and no problems with cracks spreading. Fingers are crossed. A bit more work chasing the incipient cracks and hopefully it will be good for a while. Loading while holding the pistol is a PITA...now to make a proper loading stand that... -
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Replacement Stock for T/C Patriot
The grip area is fine but it is fragile as well I'm told. I should have mentioned that the main cracking is on the left side of the stock from near the tang through the lock retaining screw (maybe 1.2"). I glued and screwed this plus re-bedded the tang. There is also a crack inside the pistol... -
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Replacement Stock for T/C Patriot
I guess the old Patriot stocks are just fragile. I bought a supposedly unfired Patriot two weeks ago and even with relatively light loads (20 to 25 gr) the gun has two or three cracks. Sigh! I will continue to patch and reinforce the obviously fragile stock (glued, screwed, bedded barrel...