Placing the beech forestock back against my chest with the muzzle end furthest away and looking down. From the left front curve of the mag well running forward about 20~25mm along the line of the trigger guard slot I have a vertical crack right through. Underneath the crack runs along the left side of the trigger guard cutout/slot.

So I obviously need to repair this. My thought was to rout out a 6mm slot right along the crack until I get to uncracked wood. Then using a flat piece of 6mm wood (I have a Dewalt thicknesiser planner, so I can make control thickness very accurately) round one edge and glue it in using a rifle bedding compound. I will then have to route open the trigger guard slot back to its original width.

I cant see any other way to repair this but Im all ears.

The thing is do I,

a) I leave this as, its sufficient a repair and invisible.

b) Insert a no10 or no12 brass screw from the left side right through the stock and patch so the screw is in between the mag well and the front trigger guard hole. Then cut off the brass head so it looks like the brass thread type repair done to the No1 mk3.

c) Insert an 8 or 10mm beech dowel as b) and sand that flat.

It looks like the front trigger guard screw collar has been shortened way too much and this has resulted in crushing the wood between the guard and receiver and hence I suspect the crack. I suspect I'll have to rout out the trigger guard slot at the front and insert a new flat piece to build the wood back up, and/or use bedding compound, and I'll need a new collar. (have to read up on fitting that right....once Ive found the bit I read...

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