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If you were going to mount a quarter rib on a rifle how would you do it? What I really want to know is how do you fit the rib to the barrel? Thanks, | ||
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Todd Everyone may not approach this the same however quite a few people use a fixture set up on a vertical milling machine. Basicly you pour a casting of the barrel you are fitting and use an adaptor to use your mill like a pantograph (tracer). There are some guys on this forum who are experts at this and even teach metal smithing classes for this kind of project. Mark Stratton is one. | |||
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The preferred method is intregal, cut from the barrel blank..pretty expensive but is the best way...I like the 4" on standing at an angle, such as on the Holland & Holland.It is small and classy... Mostly I have soldered and used one screw under the sight slot on my quarter ribs, remember a hot blue can disolve that solder to a degree, and moisture can rust and destroy that solder in time if you hot blue. Same applies to the Island sight ramp. ------------------ | |||
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The milling of a slot to hold the rib seems a decent approach if the slot depth is reasonable. In this case the slot depth seems a little excessive but is likely safe enough. A better soldering job would certainly be nice. If I were to use this method I think I would be inclined to make the slot just deep enough to contain the rib then screw and glue it. Regards, Bill. | |||
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Bill, Thank you. Your input makes me feel somewhat better. My friend and I discussed gluing it in already and I believe that is his preference (if I can guarantee him that I can keep the glue off the outside of the barrel). How necessary do you feel the screws are? I am hesitant to drill and tap since there isn't much barrel wall left. Todd E | ||
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