Thanks for the comments. Most stocks I've seen broken over the years are from falls. I've never seen one broken from recoil, but I have heard some of the Parker Repro's with english style stocks did break during firing because of poor layout in the wrist.

I believe that most of those Parker Repro blanks were provided by Calico Hardwoods in Ca, but I could be mistaken. FWIW, I've only ever used Quartersawn wood. I also long ago bought a very fancy piece of Circassian and watched Dan Rossiter cut it into a small pile of foreends because the layout was awful. I learned a lot that day, because it cost me some money out of my pocket.

Last edited by tut; 01/20/18 03:32 PM.
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