What size drum and thread needed

[SDSmlf]

Not sure how you can ‘ruin a good stock’ on a $150-$175 gun, if it had a good barrel. Your original plan by itself would have shortened your ‘good stock’.

Moving the barrel back the minimal amount to get the plug face in front of the drum hole will require bending the new breech plug tang, and also likely taking some metal off the top of the tang. Keep us posted.

 

[Thunder14]

Ya I’m done just screwed up the stock cutting it it blew out around the lock.I just thought it would be a nice poject but turned into a pail of manure.But I cant thank everyone enough for there time helping me.

 

[SDSmlf]

That’s unfortunate. Can’t really see from your photo, but can the piece be glued back? Is it even necessary? Still a good learning project. Pieces of wood break off all the time. Sharp chisels, X-Acto Knives, small cuts and a little patience will get you there. As the old carpenters used to say, measure twice, cut once.

 

[Thunder14]

Not worth the time there were more fractures in the wood in back of the lock.Well that’s ok I will look for another project gun.

 

[Scota@4570]

I thought of another solution to moving the barrel back and the stock fit issue. Find a piece or matching wood (beech for CVA). Cut it to match the grain orientation in the tang area. Remove the whole tang area from the original stock. Epoxy your patch to the top of the stock. Re inlet the tang in the new wood.

I have done this on antiques. IF you get it right it is nearly undetectable.