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?