Unintended consequences...

[JimD]

Well, I'm almost finished with this project. I got a WWII Mauser marked barrel from a friend that is better than mine. It timed up just right and the headspace is good.

I tried 4 barrels he sent me and in the process of torquing on and taking off the barrel extension tightened up making the toggle train a better fit.

There is a .010" gap between the locking lug button and the side plate leg allowing the sideplate to move away from the gun when pulling the trigger. That movement requires pulling the trigger very hard to trip the sear. What I will do is silver solder a .010" square piece of spring stock to the front of the leg of the side plate to take up the play.

Also, enough metal was removed between the interior of the sideplate and the left side of the trigger where the two meet. That allows the trigger to wobble quite a bit. What I will do is solder a small piece of spring stock to the inside edge of the sideplate thereby taking the wobble out of the trigger. A little dressing with a stone will fine tune the spring stock so as not to bind the trigger.

After the sideplate work is done then I will blue it and call it a day.