Make a pistol Trigger Guard from sheet brass

ChuckJonesWagon · Sunday at 5:32 PM

Jappo said:
That's where I ordered from Amazon. Hope its the correct thing.

Your thickness should be at least 80-thousands. Thicker will work, but don’t go overboard.

I ordered from Amazon…then they shipped it from California (I’m in Pa), then it got lost in the snow for a week, then I cancelled it and ordered from TOTW. Then….4 days later I got the TOTW order…..and the California shipment.

Go figure. I sent the California order back.

2 shots · Sunday at 5:58 PM

nice work and personalized also.

Jappo · Sunday at 6:13 PM

ChuckJonesWagon said:
Your thickness should be at least 80-thousands. Thicker will work, but don’t go overboard.

I ordered from Amazon…then they shipped it from California (I’m in Pa), then it got lost in the snow for a week, then I cancelled it and ordered from TOTW. Then….4 days later I got the TOTW order…..and the California shipment.

Go figure. I sent the California order back.

I didn't know what size I needed. Figured 1/16" would be about right. 1" wide x 12" long.

ChuckJonesWagon · Sunday at 6:15 PM

1/16” is .0625”. That’s a little skinnier than I prefer, but you could be OK with that.

Jappo · Sunday at 6:25 PM

ChuckJonesWagon said:
1/16” is .0625”. That’s a little skinnier than I prefer, but you could be OK with that.

Looked good on the 1/16 mark on my tape measure. I have a flintlock pistol with one and it looks less than the 1/16.
Hopefully it will work.
I guess if I disclosed what I'm wanting it for. Its for a band around a double barrel shotgun.

ChuckJonesWagon · Sunday at 8:38 PM

Jappo said:
Looked good on the 1/16 mark on my tape measure. I have a flintlock pistol with one and it looks less than the 1/16.
Hopefully it will work.
I guess if I disclosed what I'm wanting it for. Its for a band around a double barrel shotgun.

Then that should work just fine.

ChuckJonesWagon · 2025-01-20T11:22:39-0500

The first pic is where i'm in the "middle" of bending the tail. The one I'm making is on top, and the broken "model" is held in the vice. The second pic shows the TG after I cut the tail to fit the pistol grip, and did the final bending.

If you look closely at the left side of the trigger bow, in the top pic you can see where that end "point" is laying over too much. I corrected that in the second pic. That was interesting as I clamped the bow in the vice, then using a brass punch gave a few judicious hammer hits to bend the point without bending the trigger bow. Worked out great but a little nerve racking thinking I could crack that tail.

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