HEY ......... LOOPHOLE!!!
WELL!! RESULTS man. The unwashed masses need RESULTS!! How did the "fitting" go. How does it look?? Are you happy?? Do we
need to send condolences?? RESULTS I TELL YA!! What were the RESULTS??
I just realized I never covered removal/reinstall of Brass Henry Sideplates. After removing the lever pivot/sideplate screw, the side plates
are driven UPWARD with a solid nylon filled mallet. Banging equally from an back to keep the the plate from "cocking" in the dovetail.
THEN, on a VERY flat surface, such as flat ground saw table, thick piece of float glass, lapping plate (diamond) or lapping stone, with
320 wet/dry, surface the INSIDE of the plate. Reduce the high spots at the ends (wear glass handling gloves, suckers are SHARP), THEN
using a WIDE wheeled honing guide for chisels, match the angle of the bevel and lightly surface the bevel, equally on either end, until
you can reinstall the side plate with very light taps. You may find you also need to surface the frame at the lever screw pivot hole.
This is a pain (there may well be blood too). But ...... you only have to do it once per rifle.
Coffinmaker