Thread: Hot Oil stock bending

As with a select special few I was chosen to be a lefty shooter by God ! One can imagine the pains one goes through to get a gun to fit properly or even nearly given 99% of shotguns tend to cast to the right unless they are plastic ambidextrous stocks for those that dont appreciate Side by Sides.
Why I didn't go to Youtube I don't know ,but I found for many right cast"cast off"and to the left (cast-on) wooden stocks the process of changing them is actually quite easy .

I have supplied here two videos that I used to gain some knowledge and damn hell it works a treat ! as my old Bonehill side by side now sports a cast on instead of its old cast off stock.
What I used to do this was so bloody simple .
1 x vice with cardboard to protect the action sides -one bottle of linseed oil -one pot to heat oil -one ladle to pour oil on with - gas burner to heat oil in pot -cotton tea towel cut to fit general area where bend would happen and sting to tie the 100% cotton tea towel pieces in place on the stock .

I will place some tin foil over the safe on/off switch next time so no linseed oil enters the areas inside the action . .
I did do a couple of things different to the videos -no flame as the dottering old boy was using as the heated oil was fine if ladled on for 1/2 hou every 4 or so minutes -plenty of heat .
I used a stick between the wall and stock to apply pressure sideways after 20 minutes of heating to force the stock into position -I moved it twice as time went on --not an exact science but in my case I have plenty of left cast and am happy with he result .

If your a lefty this is a must and it isnt hard a t all ! these videos will give you a general idea

OK colour me confused El B. I don't understand why you would do that to a shotgun.

isnt it obvious Rushy ? You have a right hand gun but your a lefty --recast the gun to fit!!! voila !!!

Originally Posted by el borracho

isnt it obvious Rushy ? You have a right hand gun but your a lefty --recast the gun to fit!!! voila !!!

Nope not to me. I have an U/O shotgun and I can't for the life of me see why it wouldn't be just as effective / accurate shot from the left shoulder by a left handed person. In fact there is nothing about it that causes me to believe it has a particular orientation. Maybe I just know to little about these things.

Thanks for posting that, love watching old timers at work

I'll pick up your shottie next time at your place Rushy and tell you very quickly if a lefty can shoot it comfortably

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I'll pick up your shottie next time at your place Rushy and tell you very quickly if a lefty can shoot it comfortably

Sure. I would be interested to know.

Originally Posted by el borracho

As with a select special few I was chosen to be a lefty shooter by God !

Good ! A worthy post . Rushy the left shooters aim is pushed to one side when using a stock with the wrong cast and it is harder to hit something as he is not looking down the barrel squarely at the end bead and bird but at a point on the barrel which will cause a miss.Is all about fit!!the very first image is a right cast gun -imagine my face fit in that stock as a lefty and where my eye would be -probably 3/4 way along the barrel to one side .

Thanks El B. I wasn't aware that the butt of my shotgun had a kink in it. I must get it out of the safe and have a close look.

Great post.I've just made a stock with a twist in the butt. Thought it was a balls up but turns out its cast off at toe.
Makes me feel a lot better.

I just got my shotgun out of the safe and laid it flat on the top of the freezer to see if the butt was offset as you guys are saying. If it is then it is imperceptible to this old mans naked eye. Here is a couple of pics taken with my iPad

Originally Posted by Rushy

I just got my shotgun out of the safe and laid it flat on the top of the freezer to see if the butt was offset as you guys are saying. If it is then it is imperceptible to this old mans naked eye. Here is a couple of pics taken with my iPad Attachment 25792Attachment 25793

thats coz your doing it wrong, stick the barrels on it then take the same photos.
greg

Originally Posted by greghud

thats coz your doing it wrong, stick the barrels on it then take the same photos.
greg

The barrels were on it. The shotgun was closed and laying on its side

its not as exaggerated as the illustrations above.
sit the butt on the floor, holding the barrels, look down the line if the rib of the barrels with your eye, you will see the stock kick out slightly, it is usualy only a few mm.
cheap turkish shotguns tend to have less cast as they are trying to have one fit all.
greg