Bummer on the deer carving....cool gun though. The metal has a ton going for it. I might be tempted to mill off that right side of the stock and glue new wood in place. you can hide the seems in the finish making a very hard to see repair. I am currently repairing what was a leather covered cheek piece in a similar manner.

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I miss Monkey Jim.