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Parnell:
I was thinking about that Eric. I’ll take that advice. I have tapped a couple things over the years...am I correct in thinking I’d be tapping the barrel myself?
Eric Krewson:
I notched the breechplug on my first rifle because I drilled for the liner a little far back. One does compromise the breech plug to breech face seal when you notch the plug. I spent hours on my the rest of my guns getting a perfect breechplug seal and properly indexed to align the flats, not one of my better skills. All my guns go off very quickly.
If your barrel is a Colerain I can just about guarantee the breech plug isn't properly fitted to the breech even though it has an index mark that says it is. I have breeched two colerain barrels and one needed a little work and the other was two flats off the breech.
You will have to drill and tap for your liner and counter sink the hole slightly on the outside. Chambers liners are an oddball thread, you can buy the installation kit consisting of a correct drill bit and tap or you can buy the same stuff off ebay for 1/3 the cost. After you get the liner in you will have to file off all the metal flashing and any of the liner that protrudes into the barrel. On a thick barrel the liner won't to into the bore. I see how much protrudes, remove the liner and grind off a little on the end to keep it flush with the bore. I do this before I cut off the bulb on the outside end of the liner and file it flush with the barrel flat.
Here is a finished liner installation, it should fit completely flush with the barrel flat.
Parnell:
I’ve been putting some time in. The barrel is getting close to being flush with the inlet back. A bit more work. I’m going slowly. I also installed the breach plug to a tight fit. You can see the tang inletting is already done on the stock. The tang itself is much longer, so I’ll have to cut and file it into place.
Parnell:
Another picture...
Eric Krewson:
NO, NO, don't file the tang to fit the inlet. The inlet is too small and the tang should be full length and width.
Before you go further, zip over to Track of The Wolf's site and buy their full sized plans for a trade gun. These plans are very good on pointing out how stuff should be shaped. The best $8 you ever spend if you are unsure about a build.
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/327/1/PLAN-NW
Here is my trade gun tang, this is an old Gustomsky kit from the 70s that a dying friend gave me. The tang is correct.
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