![]() Now I have another repair project, but I'm sure it will be fine. If it'd had a metal buttplate I think it would have been fine, but the extra force needed to crack ice with that padded butt - it couldn't stand the strain. That caused the stalk to develop a hairline crack just above the lock screw. This is a rather specialized application, but this hunting season I was using the butt of my Deerstalker to break through river ice to make myself some firm foot-holds as I was dragging a deer accross. Their inletting tends to be excessive, meaning there's even less wood in that critical area. Fixed it and it's been fine for years since. ![]() ![]() It cracked near the rear, bottom corner of the barrel channel, at the lock mortice, shortly after I got it, while I was experimenting with stout charges (over 100 grains) and heavy bullets. My Investarm Lyman Deerstalker cracked, but not at the lock screw. ![]()
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