Hi everyone,

First post in this section, never touched a M1903 before these past few days - so I hope you will forgive my complete lack of knowledge about this great rifle!

I was asked to repair some damages on the stock of a 1903. Chips and minor cracks, mostly. But upon disassembly, looking at the area where the middle band retaining spring goes into the stock, I saw this:



Maybe difficult to see on the pics but there's some wood lifted and cracked. I am afraid that this can come in contact with the barrel and I am assuming this wouldn't be good.

I am wondering what I should do. If I repair this spot, I think the same damage could likely reoccur; there seem to be either not enough wood over the pin (or the pin hole was drilled to high with respect to the barrel channel...), or, maybe the pin isn't long enough? If the pin was longer, it could find more support - right now, it barely reaches past the middle of the barrel channel? Anyone has that metal part and could help me compare with the one I have? The pin measures 7/8th of an inch, and it could easily be longer and still not protrude on the other side of the stock.

Any tip or advice? Thanks...

Lou
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