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Forend assembly

Posted by Bert Sorensen on May 11, 2024, 12:00 pm

Sorry for the poor quality of the photo. I just purchased this gun and I'm getting ready to do a complete cleaning. Can someone explain to me the purpose of the two machine screws that appear on the forend assembly? Thanks for your help.

Re: Forend assembly

Posted by David Williamson on May 11, 2024, 2:28 pm, in reply to "Forend assembly"

They connect the metal to the wood and some were a #4 screw 1" long but not tapered. There were a few different styles, one that had a tip that was turned smaller and had a round nose to act as a guide. These were shorter.

Re: Forend assembly

Posted by Tom Garver on May 11, 2024, 3:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Forend assembly"

I think that the ejector forends all had the 1" wood screws and I've seen extractor forends with both types as David described. I much prefer this screw pattern as the forend is fastened in both directions. We've all had problems with the rear screw pulling loose from the wood over time

Re: Forend assembly

Posted by Bert Sorensen on May 12, 2024, 4:42 am, in reply to "Re: Forend assembly"

Thank you. I will proceed with caution.

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