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Originally Posted by Rick Losey
i suppose anything is possible - but the holes seem to have been centered and drying checks I have seen are not always that accommodating
Plus - with Parker's pride in their product, I'd like to think they were not that miserly
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As you pointed out most checking would not always lend itself to removal by this technique but certainly some blanks could be saved that way.
After the build and as a repair this seems feasible..it's obvious that these holes are there to balance the gun during the course of manufacture...it's Phil Yearout's pc which causes some mystery..could have just been an overzealous removal of material & then a craftsman's judgement call feeling as if it caused a weakening of the wood & then feeling it necessary to re-strengthen by installing a dowel to occupy the space.
If I am understanding Phil's description correctly..the dowel occupies the entire 3 inch deep cavity which the x-ray revealed?
On your point of a miserly build..agreed 100%
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