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