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<blockquote data-quote="druryj" data-source="post: 3331263" data-attributes="member: 10465"><p>Back on my Kentucky Rifle project. </p><p></p><p>Today, I’m working on dry fitting the barrel and trigger assembly to the stock so that everything lines up and installs flush and functions. The tang screw holds the breech end of the rifle barrel through the stock and into the trigger assembly. </p><p></p><p>Crap. It doesn’t quite line up. The tang screw is off a tiny bit when I try to get it screwed in the trigger assembly. I think I need to take a little more wood out of the top of the stock where the metal tab sits down in the inlet. I think I can remove a small bit to make the barrel fit, and thus the tang screw will fit properly. But then, I’ll have a bit of a high spot on the stock where it meets the breech end of the barrel. A little judicious cutting/chiseling/sanding should be all I need to do to get everything flush and lined up.</p><p></p><p>My other choice is to set the trigger assembly back in the stock a little further. But on thinking that through, that may negatively affect the geometry of how the actual trigger interacts with the lockwork and the sear. Better to drop the barrel down a smidgeon at the breech end and then fit the wood to the metal, methinks. </p><p></p><p>I’ll get some pics up on this matter shortly.</p><p></p><p>(Edited to insert a few pics<img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Got the rear part of stock mated to the brass; took a lot of elbow grease! Whew. Doing everything by hand here, took it to 320 grit. Still have the fore end of the two-piece stock to do. </p><p></p><p>What a difference between the rear stock at 320 grit and the front part which is untouched yet. Lot of brass polishing to be done now on the butt plate and toe plate; plus the brass nose cap once I fit that to the muzzle end of the stock. There’s a lot of excess wood there where the nose cap goes on. A lot. (Where’s that 60 grip sandpaper now?)</p><p></p><p>Need to recharge the elbows and get some grease back in them and maybe tackle that part manana. Time to eat and watch idiot box now.</p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/2167eabcdda8261bdde9625611ee92a4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/0df4711f7a298405302ab39dc241b4a6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/79732b338c3a7bc698b6ae47f6c0f047.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/3f09a43552d61a2d45eda4f50e02b8a2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="druryj, post: 3331263, member: 10465"] Back on my Kentucky Rifle project. Today, I’m working on dry fitting the barrel and trigger assembly to the stock so that everything lines up and installs flush and functions. The tang screw holds the breech end of the rifle barrel through the stock and into the trigger assembly. Crap. It doesn’t quite line up. The tang screw is off a tiny bit when I try to get it screwed in the trigger assembly. I think I need to take a little more wood out of the top of the stock where the metal tab sits down in the inlet. I think I can remove a small bit to make the barrel fit, and thus the tang screw will fit properly. But then, I’ll have a bit of a high spot on the stock where it meets the breech end of the barrel. A little judicious cutting/chiseling/sanding should be all I need to do to get everything flush and lined up. My other choice is to set the trigger assembly back in the stock a little further. But on thinking that through, that may negatively affect the geometry of how the actual trigger interacts with the lockwork and the sear. Better to drop the barrel down a smidgeon at the breech end and then fit the wood to the metal, methinks. I’ll get some pics up on this matter shortly. (Edited to insert a few pics:) Got the rear part of stock mated to the brass; took a lot of elbow grease! Whew. Doing everything by hand here, took it to 320 grit. Still have the fore end of the two-piece stock to do. What a difference between the rear stock at 320 grit and the front part which is untouched yet. Lot of brass polishing to be done now on the butt plate and toe plate; plus the brass nose cap once I fit that to the muzzle end of the stock. There’s a lot of excess wood there where the nose cap goes on. A lot. (Where’s that 60 grip sandpaper now?) Need to recharge the elbows and get some grease back in them and maybe tackle that part manana. Time to eat and watch idiot box now. [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/2167eabcdda8261bdde9625611ee92a4.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/0df4711f7a298405302ab39dc241b4a6.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/79732b338c3a7bc698b6ae47f6c0f047.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200302/3f09a43552d61a2d45eda4f50e02b8a2.jpg[/IMG] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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