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Unread 01-06-2015, 12:08 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Ron Wood View Post
Generally the stock iron is modified to fit the lug, not the other way around. The guns were finished products to which a stock was fitted. The slot in the stock iron sometimes needs to be relieved (deepened) a little bit to allow it to be fully connected to the lug. A Dremel tool can be used but a better tool is a riffler file.
Ron, I have an attaching stock iron here that will go on about 3/4 of the way...The bottom of the attaching iron is about .010" narrower than the upper portion...

Which part of the iron do you file?
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