Pistol Stand

[410-er]

Finished up the stand for my TC 45 Patriot.Have 3 holes at top that hold film canisters perfect.Leather skirted area below for loose balls ,etc.My only concern was in past posts someone mentioned about the possibility of splitting stocks when loading.Should support be put under the wooden rib that rides on the web of your hand?

 

[Rogue River]

I can see the direction of the grain where it could easily split. A suggestion: could you remove the butt plate on the bottom of the grip and drill up towards the lock and glue in a dowel and the replace the plate? It would strenghten the cross grain and the dowel would be hidden! :idunno:

 

[RADeO]

Nice job you did on your stand, 410-er! :thumbsup:

Support under the wood spur as you mentioned would not be a bad thing, but from sad experience I can tell you that the weak spot is in the wood opposite the lock mortice.

What I am about to suggest may well be considered blasphemy :surrender: , so I am just presenting an idea for your consideration and then I'll crawl back under the bed. You might think about a leather-covered solid support under the front sight as well as additional support under the spur. :hmm: This would divide the force exerted upon the pistol when short-starting and then seating the ball.

I've thought of cobbling up something as I have just described, but I haven't found one of them round "tuit" things I need to enable me to proceed. All the "tuits" I have are square. :grin:

Again, congrats on a very nice job.

 

[chance]

Nice job!!

 

[410-er]

If you are talking about where the barrel rests on the wood,I have a 1/16" strip of rubber there.ANY sugestion or comments are WELCOME as this is my 1st.Didn't want to go real fancy till I get the function down pat.

 

[RADeO]

If you are talking about where the barrel rests on the wood,I have a 1/16" strip of rubber there.

What I was trying to describe would be more like a small block on the top of your stand that the rear face of the front sight would rest upon. Imagine "hanging" the pistol by the front sight, on a fingertip. This would transfer some of the force of loading to the front sight and its dovetail in the barrel. Although the steel sight is stronger than the wood stock, there may be reluctance to support the pistol in this way for loading, and this I well understand. I load my own Patriot by putting it butt-first into my cross-draw holster and supporting the muzzle with my left hand as I short-start the ball. The force of loading is divided between my hand and the pistol butt resting in the holster.

Sorry if my description isn't too clear. The ol' brain cells ain't workin' very well today. :cursing:

 

[410-er]

Figured it out after I posted.

 

[rafterob]

I would find a ball and patch combo that loads firm yet easily. At the shorter ranges of pistol use the tight ball/patch adds no real advantage. If loading in the field it can be rather frustrating trying to short start a tight ball in a pistol. If you can start it with firm thumb pressure and seat it with the ramrod, that's the ticket!

 

[Jimbo453]

Nice Job it looks great to me (wish my work bench looked that clean) LOL
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