It looks as if the through bolt got loose at some time and the buttstock shifted upwards, causing gaps in the inletting. The wood is proud at the top and shy at the bottom. Unless ............ somebody did that intentionally to reduce the drop. I seriously doubt that, but you never know. Properly re-inletting the head of the stock would help the looks of that a whole lot.

How deep are the discolored areas on the action panel? Would they be pits?

SRH

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