EV Nose Cap

[Mark Elliott]

Woodstock,

I would recommend that you make a one piece nose piece instead.   It is actually easier since there is no cutting with a jewelers saw and no soldering.   You just cut out a blank with a hacksaw and hammer the end over a form.  You then just file to shape.   You can make a one use form out of some hard maple.  You secure the blank to the form with two stainless steel hose clamps.  I am pretty sure there is a tutorial on the site somewhere.  If not,  I will provide detailed instructions and a template. 

Here are some pictures of the nose of my Augusta/Rockbridge rifle.   I hope this helps.   







Mark

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Excellent pictures Mark...says it all.  I like your recommendation about thinning the web on Woodstock's forend too.  That's a whole lot easier than taking wood out of the barrel channel.  But the advantage of dropping the barrel is ging to show up at the lower forend...if his web is 1/4" plus at the breech end of the barrel, it's going to make his stock very deep through the vertical plane just forward of the trigger guard.  Cursed percarves...

[Woodstock]

Thank you guys for taking the time for all the pictures and all your help.  You just do not know how much it is appreciated. 
There is no lowering the barrel that I can see. The lock mortis was cut a little low. It took quite a bit of time to get the barrel, lock, trigger, sear and flash liner to work together. There was too much pressure on the sear from the trigger. Had to do quite a bit of manipulating to get it right. Right now it is good and solid and working perfectly. If I drop the barrel any at all it would put the flash hole dead even with the flash pan or possibly below it. I can see from here on out this is going to be a balancing act to get from the nose piece back to the breach area and keep it pleasing to the eye. The only good thing right now is I have some room to cut down the barrel channel rails as it approaches the breach and lock area due to the mortis being so low. By eye balling it, that will put the barrel rails and nose piece on the lower ½ of the barrel all the way down as in the pictures Taylor sent over. I am not near it right now but from what I remember that is how it should come out.
Thanks again for all he help. Man this stuff is just plain fun.