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Trigger TS "Hoot Al's Rifle Shop" U.S.A. |
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Hand-Forged Trigger: I took a piece of 3/32" steel bar and
peened it with my hammer to make the trigger.
Then I laid the trigger material next to the rifle and drew the basic shape of the trigger. (Note: I did not keep the original design).
I drew lines across the bottom of the stock to indicate the width of the trigger. Then drew a center line down the belly of the stock. Between the two lines, I cut a "V" groove and drilled a series of 3/32" holes to the depth of the trigger into the stock. Using my chisels and knives, I removed the wood. Next I pinned the trigger into the stock with a 1/16" pin. Note the trigger is too long right now, but I will shorten it later.
Here the plate is cut out and inletted into
the stock.
With the steel soldered onto the plate, the plate was re-inlet into the stock again.
Now I want to install the tang bolt. First I
drill a
I used my tang bolt drilling jig. Once the tang bolt (8 X 32) was drilled, the trigger plate was removed and a passage hole drilled thru the tang and the stock. Then the plate was reinstalled and tapped.
Due to the narrowness of the barrel tang, I
had to mill the width of the tang bolt head to fit the tang.
With the trigger and tang bolt installed, next will be the butt plate.
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