Barrel inletting question

[Ben I. Voss]

surgical rubber tubing might work well to clamp things together, once you get the glue in the crack. i think brownells sells it.

[Roger Fisher]

You'll absolutely need to glue that crack.  What I've found to be the best way to get glue into the crack is to drill a small hole (1/16") along it well below the surface of the wood.  As I assume the crack is at the back of the breech plug, drill along the crack from about 1/4" below the surface of your wood. Fill the hole with glue and then use a punch that has the same diameter as the hole to force the glue out of the hole and up into the crack.  Clamp appropriately.  This approach will get a lot more glue into the deeper parts of the crack than will wiping it in with your finger unless the crack is pretty wide.

Tom

I would add that injectors are available (as in hyperdermic needles) drill said small hole as Tom describes then inject with glue - easy and works slick.  Yes you should glue it so you can sleep nights!