Henchman Crafting Issue

[Tex]

Hi I was wondering if there was a way to keep a weapon in a henchie's inventory without them auto-arming it. I want my one henchie to make a repeater rifle, but everytime I go to put the necessary components in his inventory, the comp decides that the hunting rifle is better than the fancy pistol and arms it. This effectively blocks the crafting, because the game doesn't recognize armed weapons as possible components. Does anyone have a fix or method to work around this? I'd be grateful for any feedback or questions if I've been unclear. Thank you.

[galraen]

Make sure his/her back-pack is completely full, so there's nowhere to put the items she/he is holding.

[Tex]

Brilliant! Thank you very much for your timely reply. Have a good one.

[Curry]

or you can give him something better than the rifle