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I like to use titebond to repair tear-outs.

[USER=25097]@EC121[/USER] gives good advise about putting a slight angle on the side flats. I like to draw file my side flats at a slight angle before inletting. Rounding off the sharp edges really helps.

You asked about techniques to remove a barrel...

[USER=466]@hawkeye2[/USER] posted the same method as this as I was typing:

To remove a barrel simply hold the gun belly up with your left hand ready to capture the barrel. Tap the stock "comb" downward on a padded surface like your stock support. Just a light tap or two should do it. The barrel will drop out into your left palm. Leave the stock sitting supported on the surface and slowly lower the barrel downward, as you do continue to hold the barrel in the left hand and retain the stock in your right hand. Set the barrel aside.

Another way...

My teacher taught me another technique to remove a barrel while in the process if inletting it and having to remove it several times. Lay the gun belly up on it's barrel facing down on a flat table surface. Put your left hand under the comb or wrist lifting the stock slightly to create a fulcrum. With your right hand push down on the forestock and flex the stock slightly. The bbl will slide out. It's like you're removing the stock from the bbl as the stock comes up and bbl stays on the table. This avoids false impressions and the risk of stressing the wood and causing chips.