Well to say that I make a living at it at the moment would be a gross exageration. However in view of the many projects that I have done the police were kind enough to grant me a RFD as a manufacturer a few weeks ago so I can now take on work for other people. My living currently is from my small building services and engineering company.

Some photographe of the ball and spring detent forend /barrel latch. It has not yet been cut to length. The pin protruding from the square end engages in the forend/barrel plate to lock latch, barrel and woodwork together. The barrel and latch are full length bedded into the woodwork to make it all a rigid unit and hopefully

give repeatability of return to zero. The latch and its carrier are case hardened and stoned in to give zero (or as close to it a practicable side shake.