De-sporterizing a No.1 Mk.3 Lithgow, have a question.
Is it necessary to have the stock bolt plate and the two copper shim plates installed in the lower fore stock on a No.1 Mk.3 enfield? I'm de sporterizing my dads old 1921 Lithgow I inhereted and that's the last thing I'm left with doing, the sporterized lower fore stock had the plate and shims. The complete Aussie set of furniture I managed to find did not, it fits nice and tight to the body of the action but there was a small crack on the rear end of the forestock where the butt stock bolt would sit. I glued the crack and have it all fit and assembled with no play butt to muzzle, I feel the bolt plate would add some reinforcement to the back face of the forestock but if its not 100% necessary I'd rather not carve the hole for it.
What do you all think, should I leave it be and hit the range or install the shims and butt stock bolt plate?