Little more on the trigger.   

Photos 1 and 2. It's done as far as machining goes and is fitted into the frame.  I cut the little round boss around the pin hole last, which gives the clearance so it move freely in the frame.   

This last picture shows the trigger from the top and installed in the frame.  As can be seen it's offset to the right (or down in this picture).  While the top, or sear end, is offset the actual tigger is centered in the frame.
Bob

It appeared like you were going to make it a straight grip version earlier, so now it's a pistol grip. Is there enough metal to shape to pistol grip, or will it be bent to pistol grip?

"Helping" again . Several years ago Deadeye Bly made a very useful comment on the bottom line of my Walker Hepburn, so will paraphrase his comment:

Beautiful stock design but the bottom of the pistol grip looks odd. Think most originals reversed the "S" curve and more of a right angle to the pistol grip curve and the bottom line of the stock.
Transition from the rear of the stock to the pistol grip will be difficult with your design. Think some Maynard #16's did it with a molding. 
Bob, your previous stocks are wonderful, so take these comments FWIW.
Chuck

I like the smoother flow of the bottom tang of the first version. However my biggest concern is I don't care for the top tang sweeping back up, as it extends back, on either version. Characterized by the 2.700 dimension. It makes the grip look thick. I like a straight top tang, from action to where it meets the stock, then the radius up is all in the stock. What is the angle of the tang relative to the line-of-bore? The bottom tang and lever loop in the second version looks too flat and as if at the last minute you decided to add a pistol grip. Any way my 2 cents on the subject.
But since we are talking stocks, what are you going to use for wood on this rifle, American or European?

Lynn, I agree with your assessment about the bottom tang between the two versions.  On the second version, I extended the bottom line of the frame further out into the tang, intentionally, which is giving it a flat look.  I have been uncomfortable with it and your observation are confirming why!  I pushed it back trying to move the tang back and up thinning the grip area by around 3/16 inch.  Very possibly the first drawing would have been fine since most of the thickness was down toward the bottom.  At 1.6 inch this action is pretty thick/tall to start with, so that forces the grip to extends and flare as it goes back and down.  A straight stock would have been much easier.

To add to my comments above.  When I was drawing the flatter lower tang line I was thinking it would work because, looking at original Winchesters and Sharps with pistol grips, they are ofter extended back in the same way.  While they are more exaggerated, and I think look a bit odd even though I understand why they did it, I thought a little of it would work…..that’s my excuse anyway!

As for the top tang, it is straight from the frame back, I actually went out and rechecked it before commenting.  It runs at about 21 degrees from the bore line.  The frame does curve coming off the raised portion for the breech block down and back to the top tang.  The original top tang is curved up coming off the frame, it’s not straight.

Looking at the lower grip of the original Walkers, it appears they hook down at a fairly sharp angle, around 64 degrees, the last 1/2 to 3/4 inch.  I was thinking this is how they thinned the grip a little but I maybe wrong.

I will redraw the lower grip and see if I can smooth it out and still keep the narrow grip as shown in the second version.

Planning on European walnut.  Still trying to find a piece I like.  I needed to get this drawing done so I have an idea what I need for size and thickness.  So far it seems most anything I like is to small in one dimension.
Bob

The original Remington pistol grip shape is very appealing to my eyes.

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But darned if I don't find the shape on the lower Walker design a lot too! I think either is a great look, and better than the standard rounded pistol grip regular Hepburn stock shape.

bobw wrote on Feb 6^th, 2025 at 12:17pm:

Thanks Bob. Have you ever thought that maybe Walker in his moments of self reflection said to himself, "Man I sure wish I would have changes the look of that grip line..." What I am saying is this is now your design and you need not copy anything exactly. Make improvements by building on the knowledge you gain from all the examples available to study. You have a hell of a project there and what ever you do it should be right.
Good choice on the wood. If I was buying wood I would be using Roger Vardy. Nice wood and good prices, IMO