I can only say from my personal experience with my 28GA which has fiddleback and very straight grain through the wrist that is snapped straight through at the wrist and the man that repaired it said the fiddleback guns that run all the way through the wrist are much more prone to breakage. He also told me he could make a good living repairing only LC Smiths, SO4's and SO5's, and Parker Repro guns especially in 28GA. I taught woodworking for 18 years and I love nice wood, but the fiddleback has hard and soft "lines" which can give you a shear point.
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