Stock repairs on refurb SKS

[RMXC51]

I looked through a crate of Tula rifles yesterday. 1950 and newer, marked and unmarked receiver covers, black, gold, shiny and matte finished bayos. 2 had laminate stocks with hardwood gas covers, one had a laminate gas cover on a hardwood stock. What a hodgepodge, but they looked to be sound shooting-wise. Anyway, 12 of the 15 had small rectangular repairs done to the front of the stock near where the bayo folds in. Is there any definite answer to why so many are patched this way? Very curious.

 

[Dsiwy]

Crack repair, The bayo and cleaning rod grooves are weak points in the stock

 

[westrifle_sks]

Do you have any pictures?

 

[louthepou]

I did a repair just like what you describe on one of my SKSes. The reason here was that the front of the stock was loose.

Lou