1902 Carbine Stock Attachment Photos...

Dean · 04-19-2004, 11:34 PM

Rick...

No dice on the taper attachment. But since I selected the featherweight #1 contour, I'm hoping that I won't have too much contouring to perform.
I had planned on an approach like this:

http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/lgbar.jpg

Your thoughts?

Pins.. I did'nt even check to see what pre-made 9mm barrel pins are going for. I figured that I should machine my own to fit. I'll check Brownells. That's the problem with Howe's book, he make everything himself. Kinda forces you into his mindset.

I hear you regarding the "preciseness factor". I'm still going to do my best to get it all lined up. But it is a short pistol cartridge, I can see with a long rifle cartridge where it is more critical to align everything. My biggest concerns are not to mess up the threading, not to overcut with the chamber reamer (or break the chamber reamer), and getting the extractor cut proper & indexed. Safety will be first, and I'll live with whatever accuracy I end up with.

Speaking of chamber reamers, I noticed that there is an outfit on the web that rents them. I don't know if I would trust a rented reamer.

John...

I concur regarding the dremel. But..I happen to have a Fordom tool here with ball bearings in the handpiece. Should be no problem mounting it the same way. It does not spin as fast as the dremel however.

Wood... (not you Ron!)

I mean this wood

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3672428498

Normally I don't like buying wood without looking at it up close, and in person, but I could'nt pass this up for $27. Click through the views, The opposite side really shows some nice figure. This color is very close to the grips on the gun. But if it's not a perfect match, I'll make grips from the surplus that will be left over. In fact, I will most likely be making some 1911 grips from the surplus as well.

This seller has some real bargins on Claro, if anyone is interested, check his "other items".

Wood..(Ron!)

I wonder if you would be so kind to provide width & height measurements of the original carbine stock butplate. I can't seem to find any carbine pictures that I can pull this from. I am OK with the profile dimensions and I know how wide it is at the stock iron. I just dont know how wide the stock is after the step behind the stock iron. I'm guessing that it's about 1.1-1.2 inch and carries that all the way back, but there might be some taper that I can't percieve in the pictures.
I may be altering the overall length of the stock slightly to fit me better.

Looks like my day job will be taking me to Canada for a spell (within the a week or two). So I may be "back burning" this project for a while.

04-19-2004, 11:34 PM	#32
Dean User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: PA Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rick... No dice on the taper attachment. But since I selected the featherweight #1 contour, I'm hoping that I won't have too much contouring to perform. I had planned on an approach like this: http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/lgbar.jpg Your thoughts? Pins.. I did'nt even check to see what pre-made 9mm barrel pins are going for. I figured that I should machine my own to fit. I'll check Brownells. That's the problem with Howe's book, he make everything himself. Kinda forces you into his mindset. I hear you regarding the "preciseness factor". I'm still going to do my best to get it all lined up. But it is a short pistol cartridge, I can see with a long rifle cartridge where it is more critical to align everything. My biggest concerns are not to mess up the threading, not to overcut with the chamber reamer (or break the chamber reamer), and getting the extractor cut proper & indexed. Safety will be first, and I'll live with whatever accuracy I end up with. Speaking of chamber reamers, I noticed that there is an outfit on the web that rents them. I don't know if I would trust a rented reamer. John... I concur regarding the dremel. But..I happen to have a Fordom tool here with ball bearings in the handpiece. Should be no problem mounting it the same way. It does not spin as fast as the dremel however. Wood... (not you Ron!) I mean this wood http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3672428498 Normally I don't like buying wood without looking at it up close, and in person, but I could'nt pass this up for $27. Click through the views, The opposite side really shows some nice figure. This color is very close to the grips on the gun. But if it's not a perfect match, I'll make grips from the surplus that will be left over. In fact, I will most likely be making some 1911 grips from the surplus as well. This seller has some real bargins on Claro, if anyone is interested, check his "other items". Wood..(Ron!) I wonder if you would be so kind to provide width & height measurements of the original carbine stock butplate. I can't seem to find any carbine pictures that I can pull this from. I am OK with the profile dimensions and I know how wide it is at the stock iron. I just dont know how wide the stock is after the step behind the stock iron. I'm guessing that it's about 1.1-1.2 inch and carries that all the way back, but there might be some taper that I can't percieve in the pictures. I may be altering the overall length of the stock slightly to fit me better. Looks like my day job will be taking me to Canada for a spell (within the a week or two). So I may be "back burning" this project for a while. __________________ Carpe Diem, Parabellum