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Spread it, fill with super glue (its thin, it will wick everywhere) and clamp it tight. After it dries it will be as good as new.

It's safe to shoot, worst that can happen is the stock splits under recoil. I would find a new stock. There is probably so much cosmoline in that wood that any glue or glass will not be effective. Check out century for cheapies

Besides filling the crack, you can drill a small diameter hole through it and put in a tight fitting dowel or pin that had been dipped in epoxy, and clamp the crack closed after pinning and glueing. Wne dry, it should hold quite well indeed......

Spread it, fill with super glue (its thin, it will wick everywhere) and clamp it tight.

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NO! NO! NO! This only makes the crack worse. If you want it repaired, do it like they did at the armory. Its very easy. Cut a section of the wood off where it is cracked then cut a piece of wood of similar make to your stock and file to fit. Then sand to make final fit. It should look something like this.



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And here is some detail about how to do it.

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?178285-Making-Splice-repairs

I've had pretty good luck with super glue. I made an self longbow from Osage Orange at about 55#'s It developed a couple of cracks running up and down limbs from the grip. One was about 6 inches long and ran around and off the edge. I gave the cracks a dose of super glue and let it cure. Then I do another until I filled the cracks. I then used a razor blade to scrape the build up off down to being flush with the bow.

I don't know how many hundred of times I've shot that bow since and the cracks are soundly stabilized and never move one bit. The forces going through the wood fibers that close to the grip must be tremendous. The bow is hanging out in my garage right now and I wouldn't hesitate to pull it to full draw and then some.

Try it, its a simple low $ repair. If it doesn't work you can go from there.

Just my experience with it.

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