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It is not just the fore end which has been screwed up. Note the vent rib addition. I looked at that gun long ago and tried to figure out what cold be done to undo the Americanization of it. Not that hard to redo the fore end back to a splinter. But that vent rib was a major stopper. How hard to get it off and restore whats is under it? Afraid that one is past restoration. I had the same thoughts but the rib was always the stopper. Who knows how salvageable what's beneath it is?
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This is just the initial transformation the nest step and to be completely “Americanized” they’re going to turn it into a pump.
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This is just the initial transformation the nest step and to be completely “Americanized” they’re going to turn it into a pump.  Then camo it.
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Y'all keep talking about the top rib, I imagine that the original barrels were brazed together, while that ugly ramp was soldered in place. If I'm right, then it would be a relatively easy job to remove the rib and solder by heating without hurting the integrity of the brazed ribs whatsoever. As for the beavertail, inside every beavertail forend is a splinter forend.
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Steve both of my Ideals seem to have Soft Soldered Ribs.
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I guess that kills that idea. I have a French 16 gauge guild gun and the barrels are brazed, that's what got me thinking.
Steve
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It depends upon how the posts for the vent rib were fastened to the original rib. I once had a Parker DHE 28 gauge that had a vent rib with round posts, the posts were mounted by threads to the original rib! Guess that the holes could be covered and re-matted but probably not practical. It went down the road as is.
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It's amazing, well, actually not, the crap you folks yap about. those things are a dime a dozen guns and that one was anything but museum quality. I mean, WGAF ???? So the guy made a pig's ear out of a pig's ear. BFD
And AFA the "Americanized" meathead appellation goes, the first so-called beavertails and monte carlo combs were on MOSTLY BRIT MADE pigeon guns IIRC but I suppose claiming it as Mercan is somewhat patriotic.. And just 'cuz it's ugly doesn't make it "American" either. I give you countless German guns as evidence, past and present.
I gotta give it to you folks - you make me laugh a lot.
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Oink oink I think I'm going to be sick after this.....
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You could buy it and trade it in on a Spanish mail order bride.
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