Originally Posted By: Franc Otte
Wouldn't the recoil be pretty stout & and harsh on old wood?...that's pretty fast.
franc


You know your guns. Well used old field grade Ithaca 37s almost always have hairline cracks at back of trigger guard or on either side of head of stock. Another well known bunch of cracker wood guns were old field grade L.C. Smith shotguns. Late 60s Marlin made guns had modifications around side plates to prevent wood cracking. Sadly fewer than 3000 pieces were made.