i purchased a very expensive gun kit. its for a long stock flintock, high grade dealer. it was over 900 dollars for the kit. the stock has three cracks that raise when wet about 5/16 inch deep, some of them surfacing at an angle that could chip.. they are thin cracks unless wet. the wood is highley figured in the butt area,(the cracks are exposed on the end of the butt. this was a 100 dollar upgrade.. im guessing the barrel and lock is in the 3-400 dollar range that the stock is a considerable amount of the cost of the gun.. i am told by the seller that highy figured stocks commonly have cracks in them and they should be filled with dark woodfiller.. i was a cabinet maker for 23 years and wood worker for additional 15 years. i feel that this is poor quality and would have made a shorter stock out of this piece of wood.. some feel that this is a kit and its my responsibility to fix such problems.. others feel that this is a nono, so aim looking for a larger field of comments.. thanks dave
