Interesting reading. I am just about finished putting a beaver tail for-end on my L.C. Smith hammer gun that now has 32" Armor steel barrels fitted to it. I have been using this gun for trap shooting and wanted a beavertail for it. The wood for was already inletted and had a hole in the end for the recoil rod. I was able to get the banjo escutcheon and roller release from a friend. Luckily Hunter Arms for-end metals have the same dimensions whether a hammer gun, Featherweight, Regular frame and ejector. On the ejector gun it needs two more openings, one for the kickers and the other for the post for the ejector springs.
I had to make the part for the recoil rod that attaches on the end of the for-end. In Brophy's Plans and Specifications, it gives the size needed and it is brazed on. The recoil rod was easy to make, it called for 10-32 threads and so I used 3/16" cold roll steel for it and pressed a 5/16" piece over it and put a screw slot in it.
I would like to post pictures, but Photobucket will not let me share them. I joined jpbox and they are not working. Any suggestions for a photo hosting site?
Last edited by David Williamson; 08/07/17 08:00 PM.
