TC Carbine walnut stock recoil split

[Kywoodwrkr]

Have a walnut TC carbine stock which has a small recoil split starting.
This was used with a 204 barrel so not what I consider to be a violent barrel.
Is this a common occurrence or just my bad luck!
Is there an accepted method to repair these cracks?
My thoughts are to take a 3/16 brad point bit and drill a hole from the inside where the frame bears on the stock and epoxy a walnut dowel in the hole.
Trim this off after the epoxy cures and then drill another hole centered on the edge of the first dowel and repeat with the epoxy and dowel.
Has anyone tried glass bedding the butt stocks with the TC receiver?
Any success if this has been done?
Thanks.
DaveP   kywoodwrkr

[Keith L]

If you call TC my bet is that they will send you a new stock.  You most likely will have to send them your old one first.  They replaced a stock for me in the past no questions asked.  What do you think you will gain by bedding the factory stock?

[Kywoodwrkr]

My feeling are that by bedding the back of the receiver with epoxy I'll keep it from splitting or going south on me.
The stock I have I bought second handed so it may very well have been dropped and that caused the crack.
I'll be using it for 7-30 Waters so recoil should not be abusive if I bed it.
I'm also miffed at the contrast between the asian wood on the forearm and the butt stock.
Cheapens the looks of the carbine something terrible.
I will be trying to create my own out of native walnut I'm sure.
Oh, Thanks for the reply. I may call TC but like I said it might have been dropped in a previous life.
Thanks.
DaveP  kywoodwrkr

[Keith L]

If you have asian wood in the forestock it isn't at TC part.  They use Iowa walnut for all their wood.  And my stock replacement was done because of my fault also.  It isn't an issue.

I just put a stock set on my carbine from Gunstocks Inc.  I wanted an additional inch of pull in the stock, and they did it for me.  And their walnut is good looking and matches.

One last point: this is the handgun forum.  There is a forum for carbines down the page a little bit.

Good luck.

[Kywoodwrkr]

I've got two fore ends(TC/Encore) which are 'supposed' to be TC.
They are both a real poor version of walnut.
I've worked with various walnut species for over 40 years.
The grain on the fore ends is similar in appearance to walnut, but it just is not of the quality I would expect of real walnut.
I had a dealer tell em the fore ends are of an imported species.
I personally do not know that to be a fact, but I do know the grain is not a good walnut grain.
You sound like you liked your walnut from Gunstocks Inc.
I've looked at their products(only online) and was almost ready to buy.
Oh, and thanks for the directions to the carbine forum.
I had overlooked it. :-|
I may even find some answers to some of my questions there!
Again, thanks.
DaveP   kywoodwrkr

[HHI-7420]

Ky woodworker, as a forester let me state that wood varies in quality and color/grain from one area to another. Have you ever looked at the heartwood of yellow poplar? Anywhere from pink to dark greenish brown(yellow poplar has NO true heartwood-it's mineral stain only). Walnut from the south will not bring anywhere the $ that it will if from West Va., or Ky. for that matter.  Pat