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I'll be heading over to Jeff's shop tomorrow to work on the stock. Today I worked on filing the brass in my shop. It's getting there.
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It’s always exciting to have one more step in the process in the books! I think I have that same router that he’s using in the last picture!
 
Today I went to my teachers shop and worked on the rifle for a few hours.

Our next step was to square up the back of the barrel.
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Then cut the breech plug tang down and file it square.
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Installing the breech plug. My teacher has all of the cool tools!
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After we had the breech plug installed we made several small bends in the tang to match the line of the wrist.
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Here we're taking a look at how the Davis double set triggers will line up with the sear.
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We did some work on the the trigger guard tenons so I can continue to file and shape in my shop.
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Maybe it's supposed to be a leopard or a cheetah or something? Frankly I don't really think it looks like a dog, and it doesn't look like a lion either compared to the very blatant lion on the L/L rifle. Who knows! I don't remember who started calling it the 'two tailed dog,' I think Stan Hollenbaugh was the first guy I heard use that term at least 15+ years ago or more. The name stuck, though.
I believe it's a panther.
 

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