Restoring My Poor Lithgow..

[S-A-M3]

The woodwork on Lithgow rifles is soft, the brass plate on the back of the fore-end is an old NRA trick to tighten up fit on the action.
The 'factory way' is to build up the recoil lugs inside the stock with wood inserts[seen on many FTR`s],or brass shins as seen on most Lithgow rifles.
Stuart.