Yeah, it was a very slight crack that showed up looking worse in the photo lighting than it is. I pulled the stock and the crack doesn't appear as though it went all the way through the wood to the inside. In any event, it looks as though someone did a very nice job relieving the pressure by making a less than .5 mm relief around the radius of the tang. I'll mark it and look at it after each shot tomorrow and if it grows at all, I'll stop shooting. Then I'll pull the stock again and drill along the length of the crack and epoxy a thin bamboo dowel in there. Either way, it will be very easy to refinish that small area and make it disappear without a trace. Given the condition of the gun, I'm not too concerned about this issue. But I am certainly going to address it.
So, Calhoun sir, is it normal that there is no serial # on the inside end of the forearm stock, and no stamp on the lever boss? How about the muzzle crown being white metal instead of blued? Thanks for your replies.
Last edited by eaglemountainman; 10/29/18.
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