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Well this was a pretty cool thread...

My thoughts on the tang bending...it worked...myself being a machinist type would like to see a jig employed and I will at some point especially for my 92 and 90/06 tangs since I have multiples, however the 85 tang lends well to the method employed and JD and Steve are correct the screw hole is not affected.

I also should note we are working on Steves internet manners! he is very opinionated and it comes across the wrong way sometimes but his commitment to the custom gunmaking trade is very real and sincere!

The workshop was a great success Steve did a awesome job and it was a huge benefit to me.

Also something was said about cracked tang screw holes....using a jig I can see this being a problem because you could force the metal to move before it is ready especially since the jig is sucking the heat out quickly so care must be taken. By heating and bending with the vise grips we used very little pressure because the bend didn't happen until the metal was in a plastic state therefore a smooth stress free bend. You can control where you want the bend to occur simply by heating the needed area.

No matter the method used, the end product is all that matters. There is usually more than one way to skin a cat in this man's world!

This is how my friend John skins that particular cat. Fixture in the vice, pivot the lever out of the way and heat to cherry red, swing around and clamp. He has done several without problems, at least two or three for me over the years.