Breech & Tang Inletted:
The end of the barrel channel was squared up and the rear wall was flat to the end of the barrel.
Once
the end of the barrel channel was done, the breech was added to the barrel. With
the breech properly aligned with the top flat, the bottom flat of the breech was
leveled with the bottom of the 
barrel.
Then using a chisel, two marks are made into both the breech and the
barrel as alignment marks when the breech is removed later for installation of
the drum into the barrel. (Photo at right was taken after the drum was
added.)
Then the barrel with tang was inletted into the stock.
Next the end of the breech plug inside the
barrel was determined by using a ramrod dowel stuck down the barrel and a mark
was placed onto the outside flat of the barrel in the area where the drum will
go later. This allowed me to position the lock to determine where the lock
panel would be positioned. I added about an inch in front and behind the
lock panel. Made a mark and then using a 5/32" bit, I 
traced
lines on either side of the barrel, in front of the lock panels on either side
of the stock. The width of the stock in the lock panels was 1/32" thicker
than the lock bolster. This allows for opportunities to flatten and even
out the panels later.
With the stock now narrowed down, I will pin the barrel.
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