We placed two screws in the most critical places.

We let these dry and then sawed them off close to the stock with a hacksaw.

Here's the cuts.

Tman then used a Dremel tool to grind them flush with the stock.

This makes a very tough repair.

I do not expect it to split again in these areas.

We also noted that the recoil lug was not seated properly and decided to bed the action. We used two-part JB Weld to fill the area and Johnson's Floor Wax on the action as a release agent.

It came out fine.

And I bet it improves the accuracy of this fine rifle.

Since we needed to do some sanding, I got Tman to work his magic with some Rit dye and he refinished the wood for me.