VH Has Been Restocked

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Nice piece of locust post Mike.

How’d you know that was black locust??? It’ll never rot. Slather it up with Hoppes #9 and don’t worry. BWAHAHAHA!

[Double Lab]

The 64 thousand dollar question is can he shoot it??

[todd allen]

Did that stock bolt on, or did it need some fitting?

[Kevin McCormack]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

I believe it is so the action stays tight and doesn’t mess up the geometry. Those are technical terms.

Basically correct; it prevents the shooter from "fine tuning" (e.g., re-QUALIFYING) the top tang screw head so it stays true in butt-to-muzzle alignment. Loosening or over tightening the top tang screw can produce over- or under- torque on the top & bottom tangs; the trigger plate being immediately affected by that can stress the movement and timing of the ST platform and components and produce all types of 'unpleasant" results: misfires, nonfires, and my personal favorite, doubling.

[Kevin McCormack]

Originally Posted by todd allen

Did that stock bolt on, or did it need some fitting?

Priceless!!!

[Mike Franzen]

Stamp the serial number under the tang and 50 years from they’ll be declaring, “Factory”!

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by todd allen

Did that stock bolt on, or did it need some fitting?

Needed quite a bit of fitting.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Mike Franzen

Stamp the serial number under the tang and 50 years from they’ll be declaring, “Factory”!

BRILLIANT!!

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack

Basically correct; it prevents the shooter from "fine tuning" (e.g., re-QUALIFYING) the top tang screw head so it stays true in butt-to-muzzle alignment. Loosening or over tightening the top tang screw can produce over- or under- torque on the top & bottom tangs; the trigger plate being immediately affected by that can stress the movement and timing of the ST platform and components and produce all types of 'unpleasant" results: misfires, nonfires, and my personal favorite, doubling.

The lower tang screw is every bit as sensitive to over or under tightening. I wonder if that one has a lock screw as well?





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[Mike of the Mountain]

Dean, no locking screw for that bottom tang screw.