CapnJack
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As soon as my breach plug arrives I'm going to start on the stock for my rifle.
The barrel is octagon and I'm thinking of ways to make the cut out. I'm thinking of starting a router cut down the middle, the width of the bottom barrel flat. I'll make this cut to a depth that the flats on the sides of the barrel will be half their width below the top edge of the stock. Once the bottom of the groove is cut to it's depth and the width of a flat, I'll move to an edges. I'll make a pass down each side of the stock to give me a total width equal to the width of the barrel across the flats and cut to a depth, half the width of the vertical flats on each side. Now I have in effect cut a, " T " shaped groove the length of the barrel bed.
Herein lies the problem, it order to get an octagon barrel to lay in the groove I will have to make a 45 degree bevel cut down each side at the bottom of the, " T ".
I know there has to be someone that has done this and I'm looking for suggestions.
Thanks, Jack
The barrel is octagon and I'm thinking of ways to make the cut out. I'm thinking of starting a router cut down the middle, the width of the bottom barrel flat. I'll make this cut to a depth that the flats on the sides of the barrel will be half their width below the top edge of the stock. Once the bottom of the groove is cut to it's depth and the width of a flat, I'll move to an edges. I'll make a pass down each side of the stock to give me a total width equal to the width of the barrel across the flats and cut to a depth, half the width of the vertical flats on each side. Now I have in effect cut a, " T " shaped groove the length of the barrel bed.
Herein lies the problem, it order to get an octagon barrel to lay in the groove I will have to make a 45 degree bevel cut down each side at the bottom of the, " T ".
I know there has to be someone that has done this and I'm looking for suggestions.
Thanks, Jack