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Walnut is heavy, drilling three really big holes will noticeably reduce the weight and perhaps improve the balance.
In any event, they most certainly are not holes for a fixture. Stocks are turned on a Blanchard (duplicating) lathe like this one in the Gun Shop at Harpers Ferry in Virginia. The lathe turns a blank to match a pattern. This one dates to the mid 19th century, but other than being powered by something other than big leather belts I doubt modern ones are much different. I have a large collection of Rifle-Muskets whose stocks were made on lathes like this and they have no holes.
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