New idea for barrel loop installation (for me)

Hey guys, workin on another rifle and had a lightbulb go on in my head. It is awful dark in there by the way. I prefer to inlay something when I can see it, rather than when it is behind another part. A barrel loop of course is on the bottom of the barrel, hence my detest of removing wood for it. Photo 1. my first loop setting in final position ready for a tiny drop of super glue (forget our forefathers, I am not a purest)
Photo 2. result of loop glued to barrel. I drill holes in the loop base to make the solder flow underneath and gives more surface area for solder. I prefer not to tin the barrel and loop first because the resulting solder leaves a bump for final positioning. I scribe a fine perimeter mark on the loop and then pop it off. The scribe mark lets me position the loop for final solder. Photo 3. The soldered result, but still need to remove wood for the solder extending from the ends.
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I have never thought about drilling holes for that before. Interesting.

On the "B" weight bbls X 46" lg, I lead solder only the bbl lug that's located at the "waist" of the bbl ...the others are dovetailed. The webs at the breech of these builds are 1/16" and at the muzzle are 5/32". So the web at the "waist" is thicker and more readily allows for the depth of the lug "pad". The bbl lug just forward of the breech is quite different than the other 3.....because of the thin 1/16' + web. This lug is shown installed on a bbl.

If someone is adverse to dovetailing bbl lugs on bbls, soldering them on avoids the filing of dovetails...some can't do this simple job......Fred