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My VH has been bent for DAH & stayed the same years 5 now. My two Trojans, one O frame 20 other 1 Frame 16 ,were bent for DAH as a pair, work done same time. The 16 would not take the same bend, wanted to spring back just a bit. It's about 1/8 inch lower than the 20.
Fellow that does mine says it's very wood specific and you can't tell in advance for sure. William |
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Thanks gents for your inputs. I decided to play it safe this first time, that the 12/16" reduction in drop at heel was plenty for black walnut. After I finished up it sprung back to 7/16" reduction. Drop at heel was 2-15/16" and now it's 2-1/2". This is a junker parts Sterlingworth and it's missing some of the firing parts so I'll just put it aside and see what happens over a few months.
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08-06-2016, 06:19 AM | #5 | ||||||
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I think you are fortunate to have it move that much at heel. That is pretty far for the wood to move. Better count your money and run.
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08-06-2016, 06:54 AM | #6 | ||||||
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I have has 4-5 Parker's bent up and over, mostly D grade guns. I agree it is very wood specific. I had a D grade hammer split at the wrist in attempting to move the heal 1/2 inch. I have had three well respected men do the work and found the wood moved back about 25% in most cases.
I have found the American walnut the most difficult to move . David |
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08-06-2016, 09:42 AM | #7 | ||||||
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I sent Mike Orlen a 20-ga. Sterlingworth with a 14" LOP and 2 3/4" D@H with instructions to bend it up as much as he felt comfortable doing. It was returned having a 2 3/8" D@H. It did not revert back.
I also have a 12-ga. Trojan with a 14" LOP and 2 3/4" D@H. I had that one bent up to about 2 1/4", but it didn't hold, within a couple of days it reverted back to its original 2 3/4" drop.
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08-06-2016, 11:06 AM | #8 | ||||||
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I wonder if a stock would hold its new position if it were held in the stressed position longer before releasing the bending apparatus....
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08-06-2016, 11:20 AM | #9 | ||||||
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having bent wood for other uses- i found that there was a very very little spring back once the wood was cool and the clamps removed. since they were boat parts - once they were installed - moving wasn't an option
but i always wondered if wood would (there's a Gallagher bit there) lose some bend if it gets hot- say- left in a very hot vehicle for a long time since heat allowed it to bend the first time
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08-06-2016, 11:28 AM | #10 | ||||||
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I doubt it Rick - once the wood has accepted its new position I suspect it would keep that position indefinitely. But, as previously stated, different woods do different things and I'll bet wood with more figure is even more unpredictable.
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