Jacob Dickert Build Progress

[Captchee]

the slot isnt from jaring when shooting . if you barrel moves that much then its inletted wrong or you have a soft  piece of wood. what the slot is for is  if you shoot the gun alot   very quickly  or on a hot day , the barrel can grow slightly and bind a pine . OR in the case of changing moisture levels , the stock can grow alittle . the slot helps that .
 but as to the oppenion as to if its needed . the verdic is frankly about 50/50 . some folks do , some folks dont

[4-Liberty]

The stock is successfully pinned to the barrel!  

[ridjrunr]

[Captchee]

well done  

[4-Liberty]

I measured out where the lock bolts would be drilled perpendicular and centered on both the lock bolster for the rear bolt and centered on the ram rod/barrel channel web. Does it look like the rear lock bolt needs to be a little lower or is it good if it is drilled perpendicular?

A little closer look.

[Uncle Russ]

This is and has been a great thread, thanks to 4-Liberty and Captchee!  
I am going to make it a "sticky" so it will remain available for others to learn from.
Thank you both very much for your detailed participation!  

Uncle Russ...

[4-Liberty]

Thank you, Russ! It's a good thing I don't know what I'm doing so I have to ask detailed questions!  :rt th

[Captchee]

from your photos it looks good . but the photos  maybe misleading because your barrel isn’t in and  you have not drawn out a relatively finished shape for the mortises   .
So go ahead and set the barrel in the stock . Check that the top of the mortise can be shaped down so that it is even with the top of the side flat . when doing so will the  top of your lock plate be below that line enough .
  NOTE :   this is the architecture we discussed earlier  when you ask about angle lock bolts

[4-Liberty]

Here it is again with the barrel clamped in. I drew an approximate side plate molding outline as well. I'm a little tempted to drop the rear bolt entrance maybe 1/8". The top of the plate seems awfully close to the top molding line coming off of the side barrel flat.
 

[Captchee]

how big is the head on your  bolts ?
 take your  side plate and set the bolt into the top hole then trace around the head . you maybe able to remove some of the brass  on the plate so as to not have to angle your bolts

[4-Liberty]

The bolt heads are 3/8".


By the look of these two examples, the rear bolt comes very close to the edge of the lock plate molding. Maybe I'll be okay if I drill perpendicular, and if I need to drop the brass a little I could do some filing. I just want to make sure I have it all planned out before I drill any holes.

[Captchee]

i would agree . . if you look at your two exsamples , the side plate  around the lock bolt is the same size as the bolt head ,, right ,,, so what i would do is  reduce the size of the plate around the bolt . which by the photo of your plate on the stock ,  it should give you another 3/32 to  1/8. which will give you more then enough clearance when you rasp or chisel the  stock shape down to the mortise
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[4-Liberty]

Alright, thank you! That's what I'll do tomorrow after I check the measurements about another half-dozen times.  

[Captchee]

:rt th

[4-Liberty]

Tapping the lock.


Lock bolts installed.


After measuring and remeasuring, I found out the rear lock bolt entrance could be dropped about 1/16" in order to be perpendicular, so that worked out perfectly! I still might file off the brass around the bolts to make it look a little sleeker.