Gonzo Long Barreled P08 Project

[Diver6106]

Beautiful work! But does the action jam with the greater weight forward and the design where the fore stock is not mounted to the frame? I guess you can't hold the fore stock or it will impede the recoil action and jam. I'm working on my own carbine with a 16.5 inch barrel and looking for a fore stock and angle piece to mount to the frame.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Do you really need those ears at the rear of the fore arm that recoil into the trigger area?

No, as you noted, they are cosmetic. I was going for the profile of a carbine.

Originally Posted by Diver6106

But does the action jam with the greater weight forward and the design where the fore stock is not mounted to the frame? I guess you can't hold the fore stock or it will impede the recoil action and jam.

If it was all sorted out with a specific load/bullet/recoil spring, it should function normally. And in theory, the bullet should have left the barrel before the cannon recoils, so (again in theory) whether you still have your hand on it or not wouldn't matter.

I'm big on theory.