need advise on stock

[hortonstn]

i'm not sure but i think i might have goofed, i cut out the pattern of an issac haines rifle on my blank, i did not leave but about a 1/8 inch of belly under the ramrod
is this enough??
thoughts are appreciated
paul

[J. Talbert]

1/8" below the ramrod sounds about right to me.  Just make sure your front ramrod extension is nice and thin, and don't get carried away and inlet it too deep.

Jeff

[coutios]

eigth inch will work out fine.. As they say just go easy not alot of wiggle room....

Regards
Dave

[rich pierce]

If the hole is drilled you are fine.  If not then clamp the sawed off piece of fore-arm to the fore-arm before drilling, to give adequate support.  Otherwise the drill may wander.

[Dphariss]

i'm not sure but i think i might have goofed, i cut out the pattern of an issac haines rifle on my blank, i did not leave but about a 1/8 inch of belly under the ramrod
is this enough??
thoughts are appreciated
paul

Sounds good to me. If not cut close and then not cut away later the gun ends up too deep in the forend from the excess "cushion" of wood left in sawing.
How scary the RR hole is depends on the ramrod drill you use, your planning and skill in using it.
Make sure the RR groove runs parallel to the bore or slightly up toward the breech of the barrel. But if you angle it up too much their will be no place for the front lock screw.
Use a drill that runs straight. The only one I know of is a gun drill type with a shaft just a very few thousandths smaller or the same size as the hole the cutting edge cuts.

Dan