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Gentleman,
I recently got my first Winchester model 21. I believe it to be a 1950's vintage gun. I noticed that when I fire a round that the forend seems to have a little forward movement. Is this normal or do I have a problem?
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Max
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Sidelock
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Do you mean the wood moves or the forearm metal moves? If it's the wood, can you move it with hand pressure? Not likely a big problem, but check and see if all the forearm screws are tight. A "good" gunsmith can fix it.
Ole Cowboy
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He must be talking about a Model 12, Don.
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I heard the forends have nasty tendency to "rattle". I hope it's just a rumor! Be sure to shake them barrels.
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I own eight of them and have handled more than I can remember and I have never seen one with a loose forend. Must be a rumor unless someone really goofed up the gun somehow...... Maybe put a different forearm on it?
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The Model 21 forend lug and ribs are occasionally known to become loose and need to be resoldered. Shooting the gun with a loose forend lug can cause other damage like kinked lower ribs. Give your forend lug the wiggle test.
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I will give the forend lug the wiggle test this afternoon.I belive it is tight. Right now the forend seems to be snug. When I fire the gun there is a slight forward movement of the wood which snaps back in place. Could this have something to do with the spring component of the forend that fits on the lug?
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Max
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Max,
If it's a beavertail, check the recoil reinforcing screw that
threads into the forend iron from the front of the forend wood.
If it's not tight, this could cause your movement.
Dan
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cgs, thanks, it is a beavertail & I will check it this afternoon.
Max
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I heard the forends have nasty tendency to "rattle". I hope it's just a rumor! Be sure to shake them barrels. Rumor!-Dick
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