Are there any tricks of the trade for removing then attaching the receiver from & to the buttstock of a Holland & Holland style sidelock similar to the LC Smith?
I have recently purchased a Belgium Holland & Holland style sidelock with a cracked stock. It is cracked at the back of both sidelocks and again at the base of the top tang. It is likely the cracks came as the result of stock bending and or use of heavy loads as it came with 70mm chambers so I believe it is likely a previous owner used some heavy field loads in it.
I am considering whether I should send it out to a stock repair expert or play with it and attempt to repair it myself as I have little money in it.
I have read the descriptions on LC Smith assembly and disassembly courtesy of the LC Smith Association, but I don't believe the H&H top lever has the same challenges on reassembly. This gun has the Purdey double under bites with the hidden third fastener.
