Hi--I revived an earlier thread a few weeks back about stock cracking on the standard rifles, in the hopes kuduae or someone equally knowledgeable might have some insight into this same topic applied to the takedown models. A friend recently picked up a nearly pristine M1903 takedown (round knob grip, flip-up tang sight, 15xx SN), stock currently not cracked, and we're wondering if there's something he should do to keep it that way.

Best,
Malcolm