doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com BOOM...busted stock

It’s hard to tell from the single picture, but, the grain of the wood at the break seems to snake up and then down right in the wrist. Maybe it would have been just fine if the gun had never doubled, or, maybe it would have been fine if the grain ran dead straight at 90 degrees to the angle of the back of the action.

What kind of gun is it? Is there a chance of simply replacing the broken stock out of the parts department? I did that once, on my brothers Savage model BSE, long after the guns were out of production. He then broke that stock, but, I glued it up and got truly lucky, as the repair is invisible, to this day.

Best of luck with that.

Ted

Longshot powder I know from experience has been a contributing factor in stock breakage over the last 15 years. You can feel the recoil with longshot. Sure, it gives high velocity but that comes with a price.

It is a 28 bore by a well known Italian manufacturer. The model is still made and I have contacted the company to see if they can provide a replacement stock that can be fitted to the receiver. Thanks for the suggestion.

That is an interesting statement. I use Longshot for 32, 28, 24 and 16 reloads. Do you have any further details on its role in stock breakage that you can share, please?

The "sooty trigger finger" is also an indicator of gas venting. I believe gas venting caused the break and the line (s) of the break follows the grain. As always, I can be wrong.
Mike