Wedge pins...

[rancher]

This is probably a dumb question, but does it matter wich way the wedge pins go in? left to right or right to left? thanks...

 

[irataylor]

Right to left on the lyman GPR.

Longest in the back...

 

I have never seen any going left to right. Just my personal observation

 

[rancher]

i just wondered if it made a difference or not...thanks...

 

[Pork Chop]

I have seen plenty of them put in from the left to right on auction sites. Most folks put them in right to left though.

 

[dd832]

All the original English military weapons have the head of the wedge on the left side, including the 1776 rifle, Baker rifle, Brunswick rifle, Elliot carbine, Paget carbine. All the English sporting rifles and shotguns have the head of the wedge on the left side, including Whitworth, Henry and Gibbs. Just looked thru the book on Lancaster gunsmiths by James Whisker and the few guns that have wedges, the head of the wedge is on the left side, including Leman, Hoak and James Gibbs.

 

[Halftail]

I'm going to venture a guess that it don't matter which way you put it in as long as you do it the same way every time.From an accuracy point of view,I'm thinking the slightest preasure on the barrell in the channel either up or down would make a slight differance.Anyway,I always put mine in the same way all the time.

 

[Mike Brooks]

English civilian guns always go left to right too.

 

I saw an old photo of the Bridger Hawken from years back and it had the front sight in backwards and the lock bolt where the rear tang bolt should a been and vise a versa but at least the wedges were still in left to right. I'll bet Bridger didn't screw that up.

 

[rich pierce]

I figure they should go in from the same side the lock bolts go in. Then I don't have to think about it.

 

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