Green Horn

[Ed Grubaugh]

Hi everyone. Ed here.
Been watching this forum for a while now, thought it was about time I jumped in here and made myself known. I've been in muzzleloading for a lot of years now. Haven't gotten into buckskinning but I may yet. I've built a few modern rifles and a TC hawken kit but that's about the size of it. Very little flint shooting but I've got the hankering too. I'm in the process of building a .36 caliber now. Iron mounted tennessee, Douglas XX barrel, Jack Garner precarve,L&R Durrs Egg lock. Got the barrel breached, tennons in and the barrel down, ready to inlet the tang. Got two questions for now. first I used a lollypop tang, kinda wish I"d used a flared tang but I'll stick with what I got now. The end of the tang measures about 3/8 in. need to know what size screw to use, oval or flat head. Also should there a second screw closer to the breach. 2nd question, this precarve stock has been slabbed down to about 3/16 in. just forward of the lock, seems pretty thin to me, what about it? Guess that's all for now bent your ears long enough.
Thanks Ed

 

[Deerstalker]

Hi, ED. Lots of good advise here! I'm sort of a newbie also, and like you am building a Tennessee rifle, only mine is a .50 with a Green Mountain barrel. I'm planning no butt plate, horn or bone on the comb and toe plates only, and the rest in iron trim. L&R Durs Egg lock, curly maple stock. I have all but a few parts to get her built. I'll be watching this thread also, as I'm sure a lot of the answers to your questions will answer some of my own. Welcome aboard!
Bryan

 

[Ed Grubaugh]

Thanks for the welcome Bryan. I'll keep an eye on your progress too.
Ed