Posted by Jerry Andrewd on August 26, 2021, 8:17 pm, in reply to "Marlin case colors"
I’ve noticed some beveling on lock plates. I find the lock plates very easy to inlet them as they are. 326 of my restocks have been from blanks I’ve done two A3’s and a ton of field guns. They are all the same to inlet. Metal has no conscience. The back of the lock plate ( it’s a stop-block to keep the plate from sinking in) is cut on a pretty good taper. That keeps you from over-scribing the lock plate and having a gap. The big issue is the top lever. Cut it off, drill a hole in the frame, add a coil spring and the L.C. Smith story would be a lot different. And yes I’ve thought about converting a few to a coil spring top lever.