Stock Repair Help - WBY MkV UltraLightweight

Hey everyone,

The long and short of the story is I just bought a used Weatherby Mark V ultralight weight in 240 wby magnum. To be honest it was too good of a price to turn down. It came with approx. 180 cases of once fired brass and 2 new boxes of factory ammo...

the rub is it’s in the coyote tan bell Carson stock and it looks as if Stevie wonder installed the sling swivel studs. The stud on the fore end side is at least a heavy 3/32” off center. And with only two threads or so of engagement it even appears they tried to slot the hole for whatever reason unknown.

I know some people would laugh at me about this cosmetic issue but being a machinist by profession if I don’t do something about it. It will gnaw me to the bone.

So, I was thinking of buying some Acraglass gel from Brownells and when I get some time off, go ahead and repair the hole and install the stud on center.

Any body have any suggestions of a better product out there for what I want to do. Or any tips for such task. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

that being said I’m not looking for anyone to tell me not to worry about it and just run with it. If that’s all you have to offer, just go ahead and skip this thread. Thanks.

ck

Thanks #1buck. I think when all is said and done I’m going try my hand at a snow camo finish.

ck