I recieved my Bedford and have been working on it, and have gotten to the point where I am ready to inlet the lock (its already inlet mostly, like the normal kits) but even when the lock internals are completely inside the mortise, the pan is still about a 1/4 inch away from the barrel. How can I solve this? Its bugging me.
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Inletting my lock
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Black Hand
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Inlet the guts deeper. The pre-inlet mortise is probably not deep enough.
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It shouldn't, but each gun is different. Maybe the sear-bar hole is not deep enough, but be careful deepening this hole as you can blow out the other side. The front lock bolt can be a problem with the ram rod hole, but the rod can be tapered to fit. I end up slathering the entire lock internals with inletting black and checking for interference. Any which way, the lock bolster/pan needs to bottom out against the barrel. Can you post pictures??
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The lock should fit evenly aong your barrel and have no gap for powder to fill in behind your lock.
Also keep studying the angle of your lock panel. Slightly wider at the rear is correct.
CS
Also keep studying the angle of your lock panel. Slightly wider at the rear is correct.
CS
Va.Manuf.06
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I agree with TimbuckII, while it is probably over simplification of the problem, start with the basic - a stripped plate and add pieces as you go just as if you were inletting without the factory mortise. Any other way can be confusing and lead to irreparable damage.
Well, luckily the lamp black helped alot. I have the space from the pan to the barrel cut to about 1/8 of an inch from eachother, and will continue working on it later today until they are right up against eachother. Thanks everyone!
