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I've done similar repairs, and also repaired other's repairs to strengthen them. I also agree this is a replacement piece of wood, and not a bad match, but should have been fitted at an angle to give the repair joint more surface area. The longer the angle, the more overlap the existing wood, and the repair will have. This will also make the repair less visible if the joint is angled and longer. A butted repair stands out much more!
If I think the area is weakened by a repair, I remove it and redo the joint the way I like. I also remove excess wood on the inside, and use thin fiberglass cloth, and Acraglass it in place on the inside where it wont show, to strengthen the wood, and the joint. I use Acraglass to install donor wood also, as it's stronger than the surrounding wood.

Thank you all for your input. I am going to roll the dice. The stock doctors have given me some confidence. I will be out shooting it after the 10 day wait. If it lets loose some day I will have it repaired again.

+1 I have a gun here now which i have just done the same repair on.
Its sound.

Stock Doctor, et al, how about carbon fiber rods inlet and epoxied into place to reinforce this type of repair?

DDA

Generally if doing this kind of repair one would draw as muck of the old oil from the wood as possible. With a good join and modern adhesives with the wood sealed post repair it is not going anywhere quickly. The way I do it is not simply attaching to the broken off section of the bottom ear I chisel out a rectangular section from the head of the stock then soot the replacement wood into place, then clean the wood to remove the soot, whiting to draw out the oil if necessary, scratch up the contact area's to make a good key then glue in place. Cure for 24 hours then re fit for any affected parts.

It has been done. Usually the area to repair is too thin for rods. I try to make sure all oil is removed from the head so glue will hold. Fiber rods need perfect alignment in order to make the repair well done. Replacing wood in that area, I prefer to make the new piece part of the entire head. that way part of it abutts a larger section of the receiver when possible.

I have seen these fingers on Scotts break off due to mainsprings breaking and blowing out the wood undernieth them.