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Offline elk killer

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error..!!
« on: June 26, 2014, 06:36:05 PM »
drilled through a Chambers brass lock plate with a 9/64ths..
drilled through the breech plug.out the other side
all was going well...used a 11/64ths to drill through
the stock,,from the side plate side.. to enlarge the hole,,
the larger lock bolt im useing for this foweler needed slightly bigger hole,,
used a 3/16ths..it caught the lock plate and went right through..
careful as i was..wasnt good enough... now i have a 3/16ths hole in
lock plate..
any ideas?
only flintlocks remain interesting..

Offline smallpatch

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Re: error..!!
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 06:49:17 PM »
Weld it up and redrill. I do it all the time.......sad but true!
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Offline Long Ears

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Re: error..!!
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 06:59:36 PM »
Peen in a piece of soft brass rod real tight. You could even solder it as well. redrill and tap. Bob

Offline Bob Roller

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Re: error..!!
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2014, 07:45:47 PM »
 Thread the hole to 12x24 or 12x28.

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Re: error..!!
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2014, 08:17:09 PM »
I have a lathe, so I would do as Mr. Roller has said...tap the hole 12 x 24 and make a matching screw.  Anymore, I find myself making all my tang and lock screws/bolts.
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Offline tlallijr

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Re: error..!!
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2014, 11:45:35 PM »
You can get a 6mm1 lock bolt from track of the wolf. It will have a 7/16 head on it, but you can turn it down on a drill press to match a 10/32 lock bolt head. I made a similar mistake and found this was a very easy fix.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/853/2/BOLT-L-12-M