Question about lugs.

[Crow#21957]

On my 32 cal swamped barrel would you dove tale the lugs under the barrel or solder with 95/5 ? I believe that's the solder I have. I soldered the rib under a half stock Vincent with it and it turned out nice and holds like it was part of the barrel. I've done a ton of soldering and brazing and aceyt oxy welding over my career. Im just concerned about the wall thickness on the middle lug where the barrel is swamped the most. Thanks

 

[ZUG]

You can do a shallow dovetail and solder it in where the swamped portion of your octanal barrel is and do a full dovetail at the rest of the positions. My normal dovetail depth is no deeper than 0.040". Where the swamped portion is I would only go 0.020" to 0.030" deep no deeper.

 

[Crow#21957]

Thanks if I may ask one more. I know the barrel is in all the way but doesn't being swamped make it not touch the wood in the middle or swamped section. Should I bed it.i don't see a problem the way it is since the only think the barrel pins do is hold the stock to the barrel if I understand it correctly.

 

[HSmithTX]

The barrel inlet could or should be the same shape as the barrel, not a straight channel. The barrel supports the stock, it has to be in contact with the barrel everywhere to support the thin forend.

 

[springfield art]

Oh, that kind of lug. I thought it was a thread about my brother-in-law!

 

[Crow#21957]

That's a thug isn't it. LOL
No insult intended just showing my dumb since of humor.