I have re-stocked a beautiful pre-war Merkel O/U that was broken that way.

It does happen.

It is the inertia that got you, the same way full assembled guns break when dropped while in a hard case. All that weight in the butt gets moving and when it comes to a rapid stop, something gives, usually the wrist.

It was a fine looking piece Lloyd, sorry that it ended that way for you.

Last edited by SKB; 07/31/26 08:55 AM.