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Unread 11-25-2024, 11:06 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Drew Hause View Post

Frank: how can you know that a boxlock stock head split down the middle wasn't caused by excessive recoil?
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Nothing is for certain when it comes to recoil, wood grain structure, fineness of the heading, etc. but methinks the most common cause of stock head/middle splits on boxlocks is lateral leverage caused by a fall or some other sideways pressure.
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