I remain amazed by the retention of ideas so often held by the shooting fraternity. I and others have often posted on this very subject. There was even a very long tutorial posted by a gentleman in Seattle(with pictures) of his bending fixtures to prove draw bolt guns may be bent. Since each gun is unique, the amount of bend available is not set in stone.
However ladies and gentlemen, once and for all time.... You may bend draw bolt guns.
There are precautions a bending operator must take to assure no broken gunstocks occur. Being careful and patient are just two of the precautions. A reputable craftsman inspects the work for repairs, flaws, un-repaired cracks, too tight of a stock bolt , too thin a stock bolt(yes some are so small in diameter they act as springs), aluminum tubes in the stock bolt hole....the list goes on. After 25 years if bending gunstocks there is always something to learn. AND there is always more than one way to accomplish the goal of customer satisfaction. A craftsman/woman is flexible enough to recognize what needs to be done and gets it done well. IF the stock may not be bent they explain why and apologize for not being able to help.
