This No.4 Mk.1 came to me by way of Century Arms in the mid 1990s. It was pretty, despite mismatched wood, and had (still has) a nice bore but it never shot that well. So it languished, unused until Covid sparked a new interest in me. So much for the backstory.

I now have disassembled it and find hairline cracks in the forend butt where it meets the stock and at the front trigger screw. Here is where my questions begin:
-Are these cracks in the forend’s butt a problem? I.E., do I need to fix them?
I have read elsewhere that there is very little force spreading the wood in that
Spot so they can be ignored. If they do need repair, how? Wick in CA glue or
pass through a brass pin or dowel with epoxy?
-I assume the crack at the trigger screw (king screw) will have to be repaired.
Wick CA glue and clamp? Brass pin or dowel and epoxy?
-I suspect that cracks labeled 1 & 2 are actually just one crack that runs beneath
the tie strap and that I will have to remove the tie strap. To me the tie strap
looks like one of those things that is easy to remove but fiendishly difficult to
replace. Any thoughts?
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