Tang fits stock really well but when barrel is inserted I have to mash barrel and stock together. Can the tang be bent a little to relieve pressure between stock and barrel?
You need to correct having to ‘mash the barrel and stock together’ as this will stress and eventually crack the stock, likely through lock and wrist area.Tang fits stock really well but when barrel is inserted I have to mash barrel and stock together.
I just place the tang in a soft jaw vise and use barrel as a lever/cheater bar to bend the tang. Doesn’t take much force to get results, so suggest you go slow and easy if you go this route. Get overly aggressive bending the tang back and forth, and at some point it will fracture if you don’t anneal it.I seated the barrel and tang into stock and rear of tang needs to go down about the thickness of tang. Just how do I bend rear of tang?
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