Just be certain to install or remove the forend with two hands, and ease the forend gently into position when installing.

It's easy to knock a piece of wood out of the forend if you let it snap on.

I lay the whole gun down on a towel, rib down, so I can control the forend assembly or disassembly with two hands and do things gently.

The gun is way more easily assembled if left cocked. You can leave it cocked for a hundred years, don't worry about it.

Grease the hinge and the hook, dab a little oil on the ejectors, and enjoy.

"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble