Post by: huntinguy on March 03, 2013, 09:47:29 PM
Is a 40 cal A weight barrel too light to inlet? does it need to be bedded? As I look at it is pretty slim at the .700 spot. Also, on that note, I have seen posted here pictures of a rifle that has a fat fore-stock, looks kinda chubby but, with a light barrel is that a good idea?
What size lock should I be thinking of? I like the looks of the small siler (that is what I am putting into my current build). But, at 950 would that lock be too small? I am still undecided what the rifle will look like. Just doing some pre planning planning. I am hopping to make a light rifle in the Rev to pre Rev style.
Post by: pathfinder on March 03, 2013, 10:04:57 PM
As far as bedding them,I havent..YET,but I may one day. I havent read the thread,so I'm in the dark as too the reason,but Charles is rarely ever wrong!
Post by: huntinguy on March 04, 2013, 01:31:25 AM
Quote from: "pathfinder"
Not all that many :Light" rifles of that period. I use small Silers,Manton's and Durrs-Egg on my "A" wieght barrel's.
Ya, well, I am not as tough as those folks so I am compensating. :rt th
Post by: Captchee on March 04, 2013, 08:46:31 AM
Quote from: "huntinguy"
Capthcee got me thinking with his comment on bedding slim barrels.... Not good for me
Is a 40 cal A weight barrel too light to inlet? does it need to be bedded? As I look at it is pretty slim at the .700 spot. Also, on that note, I have seen posted here pictures of a rifle that has a fat fore-stock, looks kinda chubby but, with a light barrel is that a good idea?
What size lock should I be thinking of? I like the looks of the small siler (that is what I am putting into my current build). But, at 950 would that lock be too small? I am still undecided what the rifle will look like. Just doing some pre planning planning. I am hopping to make a light rifle in the Rev to pre Rev style.
coudl you provide me with a link so i can put the bedding statment in a context of what i was discussing at the time ?
no its not to light to inlet . its fine . you just have to make sure your inlet is true . if its not the barrel will easily bend to the inlet . Round barrels are even more subject to this the octagon barrels are . But even small thing octagon barrel can easily bend to warped stock .
Only for a very few circumstances would you even need to consider beading a barrel .
as to rifles being clunky with such a small barrel .
There may be reasons for this .
One reason is that the gun may have been made from a pre-carve . See a lot of times with pre-carved stock , the web between the RR channel and the barrel channel is very thick .
To thick IMO .
So what end up happening is that the stock ends up being thick and narrow vs. wide and thin in its profile .
In other words the rifle may look thin when viewed from the muzzle , top , bottom or butt. But when viewed from the side , it appears thick .
that’s just one of the problems that can be ran into with pre-carve stocks .
As to lock size . It really depends . If your making a small thin very light rifle , then a large lock may lock rather out of place proportion wise . But again it depends on the stock , if the stock lines are left rather hefty , then a small lock can look just as wrong as to large a lock
Post by: huntinguy on March 04, 2013, 10:42:27 AM
I will keep looking for the rifle to example. I thought it was here also, but... it was an old post and will take awhile. I should have looked it up and linked it first... sorry.
(now you know why I have so many projects in work.......
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Post by: Captchee on March 04, 2013, 01:07:58 PM
realize though that just as i said on the other forum , a muzzle loading barrel is bedded by the action of inletting it . how good a bedding job that is depends on how well the barrel is inlet .
there are time when glass bedding may be desired . but for the most part if the gun is built right , it shouldn’t be needed .
also as i mentioned on the other forum , small thin barrel are subject to being drawn from side to side and up and down with stock movement . but how much effect that has is dictated alot by the wood thats chosen to be used for a stock . the consistency of grain .......
but for the most part i really wouldn’t worry to much about that with the barrel your looking at unless you run into issues down the road at some time
Post by: huntinguy on March 04, 2013, 02:57:06 PM
should this be done with an A weight barrel? or can I go with a scaled down for-end?
Post by: Captchee on March 04, 2013, 03:32:50 PM