L&R Slant Breech Question

[cjrown_2000]

Hi everyone!  I'm new to the forum.  I was wondering if any of you can alleviate a concern I have. I have an L&R slant breech/tang. They mate up well, but it seems like the breech can just easily slide out of the tang.  There is no hook on the breech to grab the tang.  Below are a couple photos. 

Thanks for any help.
Chris

[FlintFan]

Welcome to the forum.

Not sure what you mean that there is no hook on the plug to hold the tang.  From the photos everything looks normal.  We would need a photo of just the plug with the tang removed to see if there is anything defective with the hook.

[cjrown_2000]

Here is a photo with the tang removed.

[Bob Roller]

Here is a photo with the tang removed.

It isn't the deep hook seen on the English breech but it will keep the barrel
from falling out of  the stock.When it's bedded in the wood you will have to
lift the muzzle up to free it from the tang.
Bob Roller

[cjrown_2000]

Thanks for the responses.  It slides off easily, like there is no lateral hold.  I don't have the stock yet, so I'll see how it goes. 

[FlintFan]

Yes, the angles on the hook/tang fit will keep the barrel from moving forward when installed in the stock.  The only way to break the fit will be to remove the keys and lift the barrel out of the stock muzzle first.

Everything is as it should be.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

This is a solid hooked breech system, if the two pieces are mated properly, and they appear to be in your photos.

The barrel and the tang are inlet into the barrel channel and the stock respectively and cannot move laterally or down either.  So the barrel cannot move forward until it is lifted by the muzzle...the barrel slides/keys/wedges prevent that until they are removed.

Noting the obvious:  the easiest way to inlet that long tang is to solder the tang to the breech with soft solder so that the barrel and breech are one unit once the barrel is fully inlet.  Once joined, you can sight down the barrel to ensure that the tang is directly in line with the barrel's centre line - many are not as they come out of the box.  Some tweeking between pins in a machinist's vise may be necessary...bent cold.  In addition, that is the time to ensure that the profile of the tang aligns with the drawing/blue print you have of the rifle you intend to create.  The tang also, at this time, needs to be filed down to the barrel...the tang casting is larger by some measure than the breech and needs to be dressed down.
Be sure to maintain centre lines on your stock wood throughout the build.

[cjrown_2000]

Excellent information.  Thank you!

[Bob Roller]

Chris,
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