Hi Cliff. I used a MOJO Pick-up stick and a nail pick-up trolley and went over the gravel parking lot where I parked and cleaned the gun on the tailgate. I found several nails, a screw, staples, some metal aggregate, and more paper clips than I can count. No small screw or cocking plate to be found. The only other time the forend was off was in my home office - not on the smooth carpet their either.
Glad I got the nails out of the gravel around my "parking spot"!
The nail pick-up has found numerous sights, semi-auto handles, triggers and what not over the years
thank you.