Swamped barrel fit to lock?

Moose in canoe said:

I have a Rice, TOW style, swamped barrel coming for a new build. When fitting the lock for a flinter, is the bolster filed to match the taper, keeping the lockplate parallel to the bore? Or, is the lockplate parallel to the side of the barrel, angled to the side of the stock?

I realize the amount of taper is small, but to keep the bolster tight to the side of the barrel, it seems to me some adjustment has to be made.

Paul

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Stophel said:

As a general rule you WANT the lock to flare out at the tail end, following the flare of the breech, so that you can make the wrist as wide as possible. Unless you're doing an 1830 gun or something. :wink:

Then, of course, there's the guns with the heavily flared breeches that have the lock side of the barrel breech filed down to straighten the lock back out... :haha:

Anyway, put the lock against the flared barrel, and go with it. :wink:

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