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Making and installing the barrel tenons:

Made tenons out of 1/16" thick brass scraps I had in the shop.  Cut the strips 12/32" wide X 24/32".  

After annealing the brass, I folded them in half. I measured down 6/32" down from the folded end and made mark across the brass.  Inserted the folded end into the vise to the line. Then used a flat-bladed screwdriver to fold the halves apart and then hammered them down.  This gave me the basic shape of the tenon.  Then I pried open the tenons and applied solder and when the solder melted, I clamped the vise shut and squeezed them shut.  This process made some very strong tenons for the rifle.  

Using my safe triangular file, I filed the bevels on the ends of the tenons. You can see the bevels on the far left tenon. 

I decided to make four tenons for the length of the 42" barrel. 

Here is a photo of the installed tenon on the barrel and the hole was drilled for the 3/32" pin used to hold the barrel to the stock.  Note, once the tenon is drilled, I round out the tenon so I do not catch the sharp edges on my fingers later when I clean the barrel after shooting.