Just finished a pretty stock for a little ruger 77 short action. Nice piece of american walnut, figured from stem to stern. Carol over at ahlmans did a knock out checker on it. I picked it up there took it home and stet the barrel action in. Iw was a tight fit, so I tapped it a couple times with a plastic mallet to set it in. The &@&#%^@*( stock broke in half, right behind the recoil lug. I am not happy

stock broke after "tapping" on it?

Although you'll never know for sure, I am betting that there was already an unseen defect in the wood, and your tapping was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

I had a m70 fwt stock break in HALF one day.. i know you didn't hit it hard, it just @#$#@%!#@$%@#%$ing broke...

1/2" hole, 3/8 steel rod, acraglass

Sorry to hear that...
That's enough to drive a man to drink...
I'd be lookin' for a way to do a good fix job on it.

Damn!...Shit!...

Well, at least the one I recently broke wasn't checkered yet, but it was shaped, sanded, recoil pad, grip cap and glass bedded. Only about a $600 accident.

I feel your pain!

that sucks.i had on break the same place,local furniture restorer repaired it and if i had not seen it broke i wouldnt be able to tell.its on a 338 for 10 years never had a problem with it.