no4 sporter butt fitment

[Peter Laidler]

The whole piece that fits into the butt socket should be slightly tapered NickCJ and should tighten up into the socket when the stock bolt is tightened. When it's done up so that it what we Armourers technically describe as 'xxxxing tight', there should be a slight gap of, say .020" or so between the remainder of the wood and the rim or rear edge of the butt socket. This is to ensure that when the butt is a) tight and b) is test fired on the rest with the recoil set to hard, the rim of the butt socket doesn't slice or chip away a chunk of the wood.

Hope that's answered it all.

These commercial butt makers just sling a butt on the copy lathe to get the pattern but ignore these important bits.

Just another very minor points chaps................ I don't ever remember accubed or epoxy fillers or plastic wood being a feature of our woodworking lessons during my apprenticeship or being in use in our workshops. They MIGHT have been, but if they were, I was probably off or asleep when they were. If you have a loose butt, as we did on the No8's, then cut a 1" long x 3/8" deep approx. dovetail out of the top, cut a hardwood patch and file to an oversize fit, glue and cramp/clamp in place. THEN when it's dry and solid. drill and peg THEN rasp and file so that you return to a good tight fit. That's the Armourers way. There are other methods......................

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[Nickjc]

Hope that's answered it all.

perfectly...I'll check the 'armory' and pull it out and take a closer look at it and see what type of measurement i have !

thank you once again.....