Progress at last!
Took a long time to figger out the mounting system. Originally intended to just go with a unit tucked into the loading lever slot but didn’t think it’d be rigid enough.
So, on with a barrel band. Underslung gas tube is now secured by clamping pressure from the band, and a hooked stub in the loading lever slot (secured by the loading lever pivot screw) insures that it won’t shoot off. That hooked stub is gonna be replaced by a plate that will join the tube to the rammer hole.
Pretty crude lookin’ at the moment but I’m a long ways from done.
Took a long time to figger out the mounting system. Originally intended to just go with a unit tucked into the loading lever slot but didn’t think it’d be rigid enough.
So, on with a barrel band. Underslung gas tube is now secured by clamping pressure from the band, and a hooked stub in the loading lever slot (secured by the loading lever pivot screw) insures that it won’t shoot off. That hooked stub is gonna be replaced by a plate that will join the tube to the rammer hole.
Pretty crude lookin’ at the moment but I’m a long ways from done.