3sixbits

The ribs were made from 3/32 x 7/16 cold rolled bright mild steel. The quater riib was from some stock that I had, a piece or an old shotgun rib I think.
I didn't take any photos as at the time I was desperate to get finished before embarking on a large contract that I knew would keep me busy before Africa.
All of the work on the ribs was with files and a smoker. There are so many compounded angles because of the taper of the barrels I couldent thint of another way to do it easily. That was one of the times a CNC Mill would have been just the right tool.

I think you are right he may have to farm some of the work out.
We have a funny legal quandry here in England. I can do this to my own gun, but if I wanted to have somebody else do it, it would have to be a RFD (FFL) If a ordenary engineering shop did it for me they would be breaking the law the moment they chambered the barrels. If I wanted to have something done that I dident have the equiptment for I would literally have to stand next to the opperator.

In fact technically I cannot be on a firing range and let a friend try my gun even if he is a liscence holder. It would specifically have to be entered on his lisence first.

Regards