Doubt theirs a stock manufacturer out there that hasnt had a stock split/break. Shit happens, all we can do is our best to minimize the number of things that can go wrong and leave the rest to Murphy.
It happens. Front guard screw still torqued? If the guard screw is loose the wood behind the tang will take a lot more recoil abuse than its supposed to. Could also just be from years of the wood swelling and shrinking causing stress around the tang and it finally just gave out.
Its an easy...
What did the doc that did the work say? I'd bet he/she has better insight than anyone thats gonna have any input here. Similar injuries/surgeries dont always have similar results.
Like Wapiti said, If the bolt opens with the guard screw tight, its not bottomed out, you need a longer threaded section on the guard screw. If it is bottomed out, introduce is to your grinder. Just take little cuts and test it.
Wasn't anything obvious about it, it was more less a motorized full body mount/decoy. They were freaked out trying to figure out where the shot came from while I was freaking out that the thing didn't drop when I shot. When everything settled down, one of the officers was trying to give me a...