Inleting a barrel

[stronics]

I have done inleting on bench type guns in the past, but now confronted with muzzle loader barrels and the keys. How tight are the keys to be. Do they have a certain amount of (lets say pull) to hold the barrel in or are they more neutral?
I have a rifle that you can push in or out the keys with your fingers.
Thank you,
David

 

[rich pierce]

Well, it’s unlikely they will slip out on their own so you should be fine. If the barrel cannot be moved appreciably in a vertical plane I’d not worry. If it wiggles then I take the barrel out and place the keys in the loops and tap the loop with a wooden or rawhide mallet till the key is fairly tight. That should do it.