Just read this thread, interesting. I was looking at one of my vintage British shotguns that had been rejoined back in the day, which is still tight on face but it does have a slight gap remaining between the barrel flats and the receiver flats. I had wondered about that.
But according to Larry Potterfield and the late great Jack Rowe, there should be a slight gap remaining between the barrel flats and action flats when rejoining. I think it might have to do with accommodating for future wear in-order to maintain it staying tight on face? Maybe some of the gun experts can way in on the reason for the leaving a slight gap?
Rejoining Off Face
