Renegade
01-04-2020, 09:55 AM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: IN.
Posts: 530
Renegade
Dad and I were looking at his muzzleloaders this morning and I noticed that barrel wedge on his renagade was really loose,To the point that I could just turn it side ways and it would fall out. I do not remember it being that loose when I was a kid but it also does not look worn. Any suggestions on a fix? I was thinking about peening both faces of the wedge but thought I would ask for ideas here first. Thank you
01-04-2020, 07:18 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 422
Dad and I were looking at his muzzleloaders this morning and I noticed that barrel wedge on his renagade was really loose,To the point that I could just turn it side ways and it would fall out. I do not remember it being that loose when I was a kid but it also does not look worn. Any suggestions on a fix? I was thinking about peening both faces of the wedge but thought I would ask for ideas here first. Thank you
Remove the Barrel, turn it upside Down and Place on a Solid Surface (Clamped Just Snug in a Well Padded Vise Works Great) Take a piece of Round Stock Steel about 3/8” Diameter, Place it in the Center of the Wedge Lug, Give the Round Steel Bar a Light Smack with a Hammer, Test fit, Repeat as necessary
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01-05-2020, 10:45 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: SE CT
Posts: 145
That is the best way to tighten up a wedge pin Idaholewis, and your illustration is perfect. I would add, that you mustn't depress the wedge tenon too much, as they can be very brittle on some guns and may crack. A little goes a long way.
01-05-2020, 03:54 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 422
The Wedge Lugs on my Green Mountain Barrels are MUCH HARDER, it takes noticeably more Force to get a slight Bend in them
As i said in my 1st post, Go easy on it, and Check Fit often, It’s an EASY Task
01-05-2020, 03:57 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,745
I usually don't mess with the wedge lug but instead lay the wedge pin on a hard surface and tap it in the center to put a slight bend in it. Then try it with the bend up then down and see which way it is more snug. If need be you can bend it a little more. Once you have it where it is snug you can mark it as to which way it goes in. I usually scribe a T on it to indicate that side goes up.
01-05-2020, 05:03 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 422
I have bent wedge keys, Folded a Cleaning Patch and Layed it in the Barrel Channel to Create “Lift”, Built up in the Stock Channels With Tape, RVT Cement, Etc., Again to Create “Lift” They all Worked, and Got me by. But they were nothing more than a Bandaid on the Problem. The Correct way to ACTUALLY Fix the Problem is how i Showed in my 1st post, Post #4
Of the “Bandaid” Fixes I Mention above, My Favorite, and Simplest to do is the Folded Cleaning Patch, Place it just Forward of the Wedge Lug, Try Different thicknesses til the Wedge Key Tightens up.
Some of the Things I’ve Done
This was a Different issue, I did this to tighten up a tiny bit of Play Back at the Hooked Breech, This is my Rice Barrel in a TC Hawken Stock.
Of the “Bandaid” Fixes I Mention above, My Favorite, and Simplest to do is the Folded Cleaning Patch, Place it just Forward of the Wedge Lug, Try Different thicknesses til the Wedge Key Tightens up.
Some of the Things I’ve Done
This was a Different issue, I did this to tighten up a tiny bit of Play Back at the Hooked Breech, This is my Rice Barrel in a TC Hawken Stock.
Last edited by Idaholewis; 01-05-2020 at 05:05 PM.
01-06-2020, 11:50 AM
#9
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: IN.
Posts: 530
For a Loose Fitting Wedge Key
Remove the Barrel, turn it upside Down and Place on a Solid Surface (Clamped Just Snug in a Well Padded Vise Works Great) Take a piece of Round Stock Steel about 3/8” Diameter, Place it in the Center of the Wedge Lug, Give the Round Steel Bar a Light Smack with a Hammer, Test fit, Repeat as necessary
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