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TC stock makeover
Eric Krewson:
I could have wrapped the makeover up today but found a couple if faint fingerprints in the sideplate panel where I didn't wipe the excess finish off well enough and touched the gun so I put one more coat on that area.
One thing that people don't know about TC triggers is they are as rough as a wash board but the roughness is hidden under a coat of bluing. I found this in a couple of guns I reworked so now I polish the trigger bars and the sear make them silky smooth.
I checked the front trigger pull on a unpolished trigger set and it came out to 7.8#, Because I have a coat of finish drying on the gun I can't check the polished trigger pull until tomorrow but I suspect it will be less than the rough trigger.
A normal rough TC trigger with the bluing sanded off.
I polish triggers like I polish brass, 220, 400, emery cloth and a Dremel buffing wheel.
Both the front and the set bar polished.
I like to polish the lock sear where it contacts the trigger bars as well, here it is before I polished it.
And after a polishing;
Eric Krewson:
A sneak peek of the assembly, I will complete the overhaul tomorrow.
Eric Krewson:
I tried to put the barrel in the stock for a photo shoot and couldn't get the wedge pin in, it went in just fine before the overhaul. I did add some wood at the back of the barrel channel and suspect I have a little barrel inletting to do to get things just right.
I put all the parts back in the stock and have to say it looks like a brand new gun, really nice.
Eric Krewson:
Seeing as how this is all about the stock makeover, it is time to wrap this up.
Full length lock side;
full length cheek side;
Side plate side;
Lock molding;
Cheekpiece reshaped;
Done but..... I have another repair waiting in the wings, I told my nephew I would correct his hack job inletting on an attempted patchbox installation on a GPR, this one is really bad.
Buckskinner:
Well done and much improved, side panels and cheekpiece especially! It's amazing how much extra wood they leave on the TC's as well as some other kits. The wrist is very thick, but I don't think there is much you could alter without changing entire geometry of the butt.
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