Stock cross section behind breech

[Nhgrants]

Please see the attached photos.  Should the stockmatch the flats of the barrel
More than what's shown? Thanks

[smart dog]

Hi,
You need to remove wood and expose at least half of the barrel, then have a rounded step up to the breech and tang.  The wood should be shaped flush with the barrel flats, however, on trade guns they sometimes left a step up from the barrel because it required less time to produce.  The photos below show how that area was handled on typical British sporting guns.








dave

[Eric Krewson]

Here it is on a TN squirrel rifle.



The cutting stage on the above rifle;



Start by marking the midpoint on your barrel side flat. I draw a line from stem to stern with a sharpie on both sides and carefully lower the wood alongside the barrel to my line. after you get the wood to half a flat you are ready to make the sloping transition along the tang to your forestock wood.

I use a sanding block to lower the wood alongside the barrel as well as thin the wood where it meets the barrel.



I prevent slab sidedness by checking with a contour gage.



I am also a rank beginner so others are bound to have a better way of doing things than I do.

[Mike Brooks]

Refer to originals. This sweepy thing down to the barrel may be correct in some cases but in general you rarely see it in American work.

[smart dog]

Hi Mike,
If you look at his photos it appears he is not making American work but a British trade gun.

dave

[Mike Brooks]

Hi Mike,
If you look at his photos it appears he is not making American work but a British trade gun.

dave

Were Brit trade guns scooped there? If so I've been building them wrong for the past 35 years!

[smart dog]

Hi Mike,
You did not read my post.

dave

[Mike Brooks]

Hi Mike,
You did not read my post.

dave

Sorry, I rarely have time for more than a light glance at most posts these days, very busy trying to catch up on my backlog.

[Nhgrants]

Is this detail something that a builder should think about when deciding where to position the rear
Lock bolt?  Thanks

[smart dog]

Hi,
Yes.  It is usually a good idea to do research before building and draw up plans.

dave