Wow, Any ideas what caused this split?

That Fox is in remarkable condition. My SW had a serrated staple across the inside of the stock. Is the pin in the cheeks of the stock a result of the stock spliting at the head?
I am not trying to be a smart guy but with that much case color and barrel blue you would think that the stock would not need the pin across it to keep it together.

It looks like your friend needs to have one barrel sleeved at least.

Thank you for the pictures. They invoke all kinds of thoughts as to why this happened.

Regards, Gordon

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