[quote=L. Brown]Most of the cracks seen in sidelocks are behind the locks. You'll see that fairly frequently on LC Smiths. That being said, it's not unusual to see boxlocks that are also cracked where the head of the stock meets the action. That's obviously a weak point.



Behind the lock cracks could have also started at the head with a sidelock. When repairing cracks in sidelocks if the locks are snug with the crack open in it's present state I don't pull it back together after glueing. It is probably a wood schrinkage crack which is probably the cause with older sidelocks.

Last edited by Patriot USA; 02/21/13 01:44 PM.
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