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I have a 16 gauge L.C. Smith with a beavertail forend. The forend snaps in place reasonably solidly, but it comes off in the hand when the gun is fired. I would love to know what to do to stop this from happening.
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Take it to a GOOD double gunsmith. Amateurs will mess it up.
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Bill: if the gun is a Field grade with a 'snap on' forend, it is quite possible that the beavertail wood is not original. You might try a brass shim http://members.boardhost.com/lcsmith/msg/1358894092.htmlbut an even better idea is to get the gun to Jim Kelly in Darlington 843-393-3931
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Clemson,
Before you spend a lot of money,check to be sure the forearm was let in enough to clear the barrels(if it is a replacement).
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I second the recommendation of Jim Kelly.
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Remove the wood from the fore iron and shoot the gun to determine if the wood is the problem. If the fore iron does not remove itself from the barrels and action during firing without the wood, then you know where to start the repair.
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Changing a gun to a beavertail without stregthening both the attachment of wood to the iron and the forend latch often results in the forend coming off. Being able to firmly grasp that beavertail changes everything. The extra inertia of the forend during recoil adds to the problem. If it's not original, why not just change it back to a splinter so that you'll be grasping the BARRELS with the splinter lying in your palm?
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It is aftermarket! There should be a bolt from the tip to the frount of the forend iron. Also on the barrels the lump that recieves the load is the type for a splinter. If you get the iron to stay in place and the gun is shot much that will be next likely failure.
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I agree with Bill, aftermarket for sure. It is just too much to ask of that forend fastener to hold that big chunk of wood. If you get the forend latch to hold, the forend loop and maybe the bottom rib will be a point of failure.
It's a pretty attractive restock if you like that sort of thing but it is not going to work in the long run. I promise you that if he grasped a splinter properly it will feel secure. A lot of old waterfowl sxs's had splinter forends. You hold the barrels.
Reminds me of the arguments against double triggers. Voiced most loudly by those who have never used them.
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