HOW TO CRACK A STOCK

[High Brass]

Any old gun that I am going to shoot a lot, or shoot heavy loads, I bed with epoxy. It doesn't show on the outside but it helps prevent damage.

I would consider 1 1/2 ounces heavy, even in an old 10.

[J. A. EARLY]

I know the 1.5 ounce loads are heavy but the gun will barely throw a killing pattern at 35 with them and with 1.25 ounces a turkey can stand there and keep looking at you for some reason. There is only .030 choke in each barrel. I had shot over two boxes of one ounce loads through it in dove season with no problem. The reason I soaked out the oil was there was a small crack in the right side to start with. So I am also thinking that there had to be movement somewhere, even though all screws time correctly and there is no finish build up. But with the crack visible on the right side I quit using it until it could be repaired last year. So it may have been built up finish that made the locks start the crack upon assembly before it was shot.