Pistol trigger guard question

[Chris in SE PA]

I'm building my 1st pistol. For rifles, I was taught to inlet the front of the trigger guard 1st. Then inlet the rear.

My question is: because this has a vertical component to the rear, should I inlet that 1st and then inlet the front portion afterward? It looks to me that the positioning is more critical in the rear than in the front in this case.

[Steeltrap]

If you inlet the front first, then when you inlet the rear you going to have to bend the TG in order for it to recess in the front and rear inlet.

Inlet the rear first. Then the front will be where it should be.

IIRC that's what I did. Other's more experienced will provide their advice.

[Chris in SE PA]

Steeltrap, hat's exactly what I thought.

[Bob Gerard]

I saw someone post about inletting the front first, so I have been doing it that way. Might be wrong but it works out pretty well for me, though I am very much an amateur.

[Steeltrap]

Oh....just another tip.  If you have the tab on the front of the TG, then you may need to file that tab's front at a slight angle in order to have it fit easily into the stock. You could make the slot in the stock bigger as an alternative.....but I prefer as much wood in that area as I can get.

FWIW