Recently picked up a BSA Meteor MK5 for £35. Action was in working order but the stock had split down the centre when the previous owner was cocking it.
I decided to try and repair the stock myself, so I decided to still through to stock and counter sink a bolt and tighten this down to pull the crack together. I then applied epoxy resin and some resin based wood filler as shown.
In this picture you can see the bolt within the stock
Next was to sand down the filler which I did using sanding grits from 100-400. I then did the whole stock to get it ready for painting.
I decided to go with a black finish on this and use a plastikote Matt black base spray and have it two coats
Here the stock is wire hung ready for painting
And half way through painting
Personally I prefer the tactical look and devised to finish this with a hard durable varnish to to also give the final finish a nice grip. To do this I used a varnish mixing technique that incorporated a slight addition of sand into the varnish. Once mixed and applied it gives the rifle a very grippy tactile feel which is ideal is using it in the wet.
Next is to get a decent scope on it and test it's power output. If it's a little lacking I will strip it and grease it and maybe upgrade the mainspring.
I decided to try and repair the stock myself, so I decided to still through to stock and counter sink a bolt and tighten this down to pull the crack together. I then applied epoxy resin and some resin based wood filler as shown.
In this picture you can see the bolt within the stock
Next was to sand down the filler which I did using sanding grits from 100-400. I then did the whole stock to get it ready for painting.
I decided to go with a black finish on this and use a plastikote Matt black base spray and have it two coats
Here the stock is wire hung ready for painting
And half way through painting
Personally I prefer the tactical look and devised to finish this with a hard durable varnish to to also give the final finish a nice grip. To do this I used a varnish mixing technique that incorporated a slight addition of sand into the varnish. Once mixed and applied it gives the rifle a very grippy tactile feel which is ideal is using it in the wet.
Next is to get a decent scope on it and test it's power output. If it's a little lacking I will strip it and grease it and maybe upgrade the mainspring.
