installing nosecap on a Hawken

[mori shultz]

I need to know what method would work to install a pressed steel ( not a casting) nosecap on a Hawken stock. Any advice would be appreciated. Mori

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Mori, welcome to the site!

The sheet metal nose cap is fit by carefully removing wood until it seats at 90 degrees to the barrel, and with a very slight gap between the cap and the end of the rib.  You just cut away the wood that is replaced by the steel sheet cap.  On my last one, I doubled the metal in the rod groove, and used a small 6x 40 screw with a large head from inside the barrel channel.

[Roger B]

What Taylor said.  Go slowly and remove wood conservativley until you get the fit.  If this is a halfstock, the rear of the nosecap should be inlet until it lines up vertically with the opening of the entry thimble.  Sort of like the "gig line" of a military uniform.
Roger B.

[mori shultz]

I have the nosecap almost inletted. But what keeps in on the stock? The metal is too thin to drill and tap for a screw. Maybe a pin?And there is always epoxy(after the stock is finished and the cap is browned)Mori

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I made my nose piece out of .032" stock, so I added a second piece to the inside of the rod groove by soldering it there, and inlet it to fit on the stock,  Then I had 1/16" of steel to receive the crew's threads, and it works fine.