Originally Posted by
Charlie Hahn
Here is what to look for before you do anything. The barrel should be down on the bolster, and be laying down in the barrel channel. As it is right now determine if the bands are equally tight or one is tighter than the other. I would expect the barrel touches the area between the bands and has a gap under the breech. You can check this by putting a small ball of clay in the stock and press the barrel down until the bolster seats in the lock and the rear band can be slid on. Carefully remove the barrel and see how thick the clay is. This will let you know the barrel channel is too large in the breech area, and verify this is the issue. Once this is confirmed you should prepare the barrel channel so there is bare wood, and then glass the unit from tang to muzzle.
Charlie Hahn
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