Oh,SNAP! No. Really it snapped off

[Capnball]

What to do? Braze or tig? Throw it out the ahop door and walk away. Im just unlucky i guess. Knocked my SMR over at the range and cracked the nose of the stock. So i figured i would four a nose cap. Then scope creep sets in. I really didn't like the sanding and bleuing of the barrel so i would redo it too. Just got done cleaning the barrel up for blue application and stood the barrel on it nose on a towel. Turned my back and down it went. And the popsicle tang end snapped off.View attachment 223825View attachment 223826View attachment 223827

Sorry that happened to you. Listen, I came up with this rig just to keep things like that from happening. You can make it out of scrap plywood and a shop clamp. I use it in the shop and at the range.

 

[Capnball]

Sorry that happened to you. Listen, I came up with this rig just to keep things like that from happening. You can make it out of scrap plywood and a shop clamp. I use it in the shop and at the range.View attachment 224228View attachment 224229

You'll notice my very rare and unusual antique adjustable paint roller handle musket in the device.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

You'll notice my very rare and unusual antique adjustable paint roller handle musket in the device.

What caliber is that roller?

 

[Kentuckyjed]

I will call the welder that tigs. I don't trust that mig in my hands to spot that thin piece. It'll either look like a pile of buggers or melt away would be my luck. I'll update after the holiday weekend.

Just crank the heat and and speed down on the mig a bit and try it out on a scrap piece first, should be no problem, or do what tenngun suggested.

 

[user 34300]

I dropped a Kibler smr barrel and bent the tang. I cussed for a while then gathered my thoughts. Rather than mess with it I called Lori at Kibler and bought a new one. I had it in a few days. The rifle is to nice to muck around with messed up parts. Any repair will never look perfect.

The best way to make it nearly perfect is hihg temp silver solder.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

I dropped a Kibler smr barrel and bent the tang. I cussed for a while then gathered my thoughts. Rather than mess with it I called Lori at Kibler and bought a new one. I had it in a few days. The rifle is to nice to muck around with messed up parts. Any repair will never look perfect.

The best way to make it nearly perfect is hihg temp silver solder.

Really. And it's likely already indexed for a perfect fit.

 

[user 34300]

Yes really........... Kiblers are a modern CNC produced rifle. The parts a fully interchangeable. IF you line up the new tang with the top flat it will fit, perfectly.

 

[Capnball]

What caliber is that roller?

The telescoping barrel makes it compatible with a variety of calibers. They all work about the same. Not at all!

 

[Soupbone]

Guess i will be calling Kibler tomorrow morning. Have an appointment with a gunsmith welder too. But the part is so thin I'm not sure of how much it will cost. Then buying a burr to dremel it round again. Might be more trouble than it's worth for fixing, rather than replacing.

 

[user 34300]

Good call, a new tang will be cheaper than having it welded. It is not just a matter of having it welded. It is the clean up and reestablishing the screw hole. It will not look perfect when done. That is why I suggested silver solder for repair.