t/c new englander 12ga & 777

04jeep · 03-20-2010, 03:21 PM

today i was trying to find a good turkey load and i put 100gr of 777
and 1 5/8 oz of #5 shot and fired and it cracked my stock, do you think t/c will fix it or im out of luck ?

cayugad · 03-20-2010, 04:48 PM

all you can do is ask. Was it a wood stock or the composite? They probably do not have any wood stocks left.

04jeep · 03-20-2010, 05:02 PM

It was wood stock maybe ebay ?

cayugad · 03-20-2010, 05:38 PM

I think E Bay or some gun auction site is the only place you will find a wooden stock for that. Although I would still call T/C and see what they say. That rifle is supposed to take that kind of a load. But you were at max. It must have kicked like a mule.

04jeep · 03-20-2010, 06:15 PM

o ya more then my mossberg 835 but im still trying to find a good load for turkeys was using t/c wads with #5 shot and at 25 yards did not pattern very good any ideas ?????

Semisane · 03-21-2010, 09:29 AM

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any ideas ?????

I find that FFg GOEX gives me the best patterns in my Pedersoli double, slightly better than FFFg. T7 is terrible in my gun. Pyrodex RS does pretty well, and SELECT does a little better than RS.

Mr.Flintlock · 03-21-2010, 11:31 AM

First I would contact T.C about a replacement. If they won't or can't replace it I would try to repair it if I were you. Depending on where and how bad it is cracked it can likely be repaired assuming it is a wooden stock.

I have repaired a lot of cracked and broken stocks with epoxy glue. On cracks, I open the crack up as much as possible( with a screwdriver or something) and work the epoxy into the crack as much as possible. I press the crack back together and clamp it tightly. Wipe off the excess glue where it squeezes out. Most of the time I have to slightly sand the area around the repair after the glue has dried. I just repaired a stock for a friend and you can hardly tell it was ever cracked. Small artist brushes like we used to get in water color sets work really well for spreading the epoxy. I buy them in packs of a dozen for about a dollar and keep them in my shop just for this purpose. I use a 5 minute epoxy so working kind of fast is necessary.

Here is the thing, If T.C. won't replace it and you deem it necessary to buy a replacement, there is absolutely nothing to lose by attempting to repair the damaged one first.

MountainDevil54 · 03-21-2010, 12:05 PM

you need to send it in to TC. theres no reason the stock should have cracked.

Heres an synthetic stock though if u are interested,
http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.p...,203270.0.html