Don’t know. Maybe it’s like saying Beetlejuice three times and things happen? Or possibly auto fill or auto correct? Unfortunately my phone isn’t smart enough to know the difference when it changes things and I need to check behind it. It usually likes cookies over firearms. I’m sure it’s never happened to you…… And the whole AI thing is around the corner.
You know, you can edit your posts for a day or so.
I hope it all works out for ya ...
Bondo is the stuff used to fix dents/holes in car bodies. How one would use it to fill a gap in a gun stock, I have no idea. It would never blend in. Semper Fi.
They actually went out of way to make it look like wood with some texture and then stained it to a color similar to what cherry looks like. I didn’t realize it was bondo until I used a sanding drum to reduce the curve at the back of the butt stock to get the buttplate to fit and whitish powder appeared LOL. Again even though they used bondo that is not what caused the stock to crack. Obviously I would have preferred they had not used bondo to fit the buttplate but they told me all rifles they build they use that method. The stock cracked because the wood was not dry. Once wood dries it will still draw moisture if not sealed though. But I believe swelling is reduced unless you soak it in water. Even sealed I assume stocks still can draw moisture. If the parts were fitted dry I think you be less prone to things tightening and stressing the stock. Jim Kimbler dries his stocks down to something like 30 percent i saw him say in one of his early videos. I assume that is a safe starting point for fitting parts knowing that wood shrinks and expands depending on environment. He’s a pretty smart guy I trust what he says. Anyway water under the bridge at this point.
They actually went out of way to make it look like wood with some texture and then stained it to a color similar to what cherry looks like. I didn’t realize it was bondo until I used a sanding drum to reduce the curve at the back of the butt stock to get the buttplate to fit and whitish powder appeared LOL. Again even though they used bondo that is not what caused the stock to crack. Obviously I would have preferred they had not used bondo to fit the buttplate but they told me all rifles they build they use that method. The stock cracked because the wood was not dry. Once wood dries it will still draw moisture if not sealed though. But I believe swelling is reduced unless you soak it in water. Even sealed I assume stocks still can draw moisture. If the parts were fitted dry I think you be less prone to things tightening and stressing the stock. Jim Kimbler dries his stocks down to something like 30 percent i saw him say in one of his early videos. I assume that is a safe starting point for fitting parts knowing that wood shrinks and expands depending on environment. He’s a pretty smart guy I trust what he says. Anyway water under the bridge at this point.
Point taken. An old dog learning new stuff. Semper Fi.
Who’s “they”?
I would also like to know who "They" are. Semper Fi.
how is $2350 way to cheap for a rifle made for a person? are you making a joke?
I’m trying to figure that one out myself? 2350$ is a chunk of change, if I paid that much for a rifle and got what you got… you bet I’d be on the phone to the builder. I’ve seen some really nice rifles/ fowlers go for less than that on this site and others. For around the same money Ken Netting has a few in his shop that he would sell.. and those ARE nice!
almost all Pedersoli rifles I have seen new at almost half that price were gorgeous rifles
Are you sure Ken Netting builds rifles that inexpensively?
