More work on the tang and lock

I had to take the breech plug off again to get the exact fit I was looking for. And after a bit of bending I got the breech plug reinstalled on the barrel and put them both back in position and it looks like I'm ready to move on.


I took apart the Lock and I'm beginning to take wood down around it for it's final fit. I still have to drill and tap the plate screw to the other side but I want to get the trigger assembly placed correctly first.


A close up shows the trigger blade in the fire position where it will trip the sear. But things aren't working as expected yet. So I still have some work to do.


Here's a bottom view of the trigger assembly. I'm not sure if I have to inlet it deeper to adjust the trigger or not. More research is needed.

Working on inletting the tang

I spent a few hours working on carefully inletting the tang today. I managed to do all the work by hand using my chisels. Nice and relaxing. Until I got so frustrated I had to go work on something else LOL!

Here's a nice view of the cuts:


Here's a view with the barrel/tang assembled setting next to the stock:


And here's a view with the barrel/tang installed in the stock:


It looks like I have some more wood to take out of the barrel channel. I carefully checked and rechecked to be sure the barrel was going all the way down and I still have too much barrel sticking out above the stock. Bummer! I also have some more bending to do to the tang but I want to get the barrel all the way down before I finish that part.


I got a bit frustrated so I worked on getting my brass trigger guard filed down a bit. Compare the two to see how much had to come off:

Before:


After:


A full view:


Lot's of file work. It's actually quite relaxing in a repetitive sort of way...