doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com I'm new to SXS shotguns, but love them

No gaps for me. The better sidelocks have a draw that pulls the side plate into the action alleviating the hammer from pushing the lock back into the wood.

Sans draw wouldn�t you think having a gap would then allow the sideplate to gain momentum in its movement to fill said gap, thus creating higher chance of cracking?

I�ve got Woodward�s, Purdeys, Boss, H&H, Rigby, and many more sidelocks in the shop, none have gaps nor any cracking behind the plate. I matched the inletting quality of the Woodward�s on their new stocks for good measure.