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Fore end for Ideal Grade 20 gauge

Posted by Richard Kruse on October 7, 2019, 6:13 pm
Edited by board administrator October 7, 2019, 9:01 pm

I have a 20 gauge, Ideal Grade, single trigger, auto ejectors, sn FWS 37955. A previous owner replaced the original fore end with a non-factory, non-standard fore end that I guess he had custom made. In any case, I can tell from my experience with a 12 gauge Ideal Grade that this fore end is just not right. Can any one tell me if the original was splinter or beaver tail and where I can get one. The fore end on my 12 gauge was beaver tail with a Schnabel treatment at the front end.

Re: Fore end for Ideal Grade 20 gauge

Posted by Bill Schodlatz on October 7, 2019, 6:56 pm, in reply to "Fore end for Ideal Grade 20 gauge"

Their was a beavetail that looked like a chunk of 2x4 and a second type that was very trim. Both had through bolts to the iron's tip.

bill

Re: Fore end for Ideal Grade 20 gauge

Posted by Drew Hause on October 7, 2019, 9:03 pm, in reply to "Fore end for Ideal Grade 20 gauge"

Richard: A Research Letter should document the original forend
https://lcsca.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=43784&module_id=245742

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