Pecatonica Lehigh County Re-stock

[PathfinderNC]

While awaiting 2-3 months for a couple of new Kibler kits, I decided to do some work on restocking the first rifle I ever built.
It is a Pecatonica River, Lehigh County LR in .45 cal. It has has a broken wrist from a bad fall and it's been stored away for almost 30 years.
For this re-stocking I will be using the same L&R Durrs Egg lock, the side-plate and the barrel from the first gun. I may need a new trigger guard if the old pin holes won't work, and the same for the thimbles. I will get a new patchbox and buttplate for the new one.
The pre-carved stock blank from Pecatonica seems about identical in design and specs with the one I got about 30 years ago from them. Just as I remembered doing with the first rifle, I have to carve the barrel channel farther back into the wrist (1/4") to get the touch hole and pan aligned, as well as modifying the flared bolster tang.
Not sure why I am doing this re-stocking, except to work on my skills I guess.
That first Lehigh was a great first rifle; I hope the re-build keeps her spirit alive.

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

I don't see the break in the wrist, that's a nice looking piece of stock wood though. As far as the trigger guard and thimbles, the holes could be countersunk on each side and a piece of brass pin stock then soldered into the existing holes and the ends peened flat and then dressed down with a file to allow for new holes to be drilled, works well.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Nice color on the old stock.

 

[PathfinderNC]

I don't see the break in the wrist, that's a nice looking piece of stock wood though. As far as the trigger guard and thimbles, the holes could be countersunk on each side and a piece of brass pin stock then soldered into the existing holes and the ends peened flat and then dressed down with a file to allow for new holes to be drilled, works well.

Good idea, thanks! I especially want to keep the original brass parts, mostly the trigger guard. The break was at the lock mortise and went right through the wrist. I epoxied it but never felt it was up to snuff any more.