1903 barrel tension

[vintage hunter]

One more question.........after getting the 4-8 lbs up pressure should the band touch the barrel at any point?

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[Kirk]

The upper band can not touch the barrel; the fore arm fills the bottom & the hand guard the top of the band.

[vintage hunter]

I got around to shimming the stock last night as Kirk instructed and found the time for a range test this afternoon. It was on the way back home that the meaning of Chuck's post really sunk in. So, I may have over did it a bit with the up pressure, It takes 4 lbs 2 oz. of lead shot in a bag suspended from a punch through the upper band cross bolt hole to seperate the stock from the barrel just enough for a dollar bill to be slid between the two. Too much up pressure? I'll wait till somebody tells me for sure whether i've done it right or wrong to let the cat out of the bag about the range results.