Well they say bad luck comes in threes,mistakes also ,it doesn’t matter it’s all bad !Not really all,just some obtacles I have to overcome and improvise on ,I have the lock inlaid,then had to do just a bit more( leave well enough alone.) [ Invalid Attachment ] I just stared in amazement! Luckily it’s not a crack that goes across the barrel channel or gets derectly impacted by recoil just a junk above and into the inlay ,hopefully it won’t break out after a few shots and stays repaired!I think I can refinish it invisible, [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] I am ,while waiting for at least 24 hours for titebond 3 to get set good and solid,trying to plan my lock bolt(s) ,I don’t have many options the best 2 Central possibilities are into the bolster or immediately under it both of them require to drill through the hook breech and either through the breech bolt hook or slightly grind the hook for clearance very little room for error as it has to either hit the bolster or option 2 has go just about right through the L&R stamp and directly under the bolster any lower will interfere with main spring movement (NO!) to far foreword it will hit the tail of the mainspring,to far rearward and it will hit the arm of the tumbler [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] the only other bolt options are just ahead of the mainspring and at the tail and under the sear bar I have to at least do I of the first two and possibly the foreword position although Lyman uses just one,of course thier lock is a different can of worms and designed with a thick heavy boss for the bolt .I am thinking the bolster as that wil pull it tight to the barrel and make for a tight seal between the barrel and pan and supply more metal for threading. However that might just require drilling through the breech bolt hook and removing the lock bolt to remove the barrel [ Invalid Attachment ] OK......WHAT DO YOU THINK.?the lower position all requires drill into the slant of the next flat a whole mother aspect!I am pretty sure what I’ll have to do but let’s hears some feedback a regular old breechbolt barrel has its attractions. But not in the budget right now. I roped this mustang ...now let’s see me ride it!