Dad once slipped, his Fwt landed on the heel (he sort of landed on it too) and broke completely into 2 pieces where the tang screw comes through. His rifle received a Fwt pattern McMillan after that and it's still in place today.
This happened on a gravel road that had received freezing drizzle for a few hours. Dad was sure-footed and in good shape in his mid-late 40's at the time. I was sitting in the back seat of his vehicle and watched it happen. He was getting out to go check out a spot that deer seem to always go when the weather turns cruddy. No hurry, not in a rush, just slipped. Can/could've happened to anyone.
