11josh112 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hi When i hold my shotgun(Over and under) the fore-end is slightly loose it just moves a tiny bit and is quite irritating. Does anybody know how to fix this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Bit of bog roll folded up under it to.tighten the fit....fixed mine for years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldred4 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Screws for the release latch coming undone? Have you tried tightening those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11josh112 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Screws for the release latch coming undone? Have you tried tightening those? Yeah tightened those didn't seem to do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Yeah tightened those didn't seem to do the trick. the hook will be worn, buy some of that doubled sided tape the thick stuff with foam on it , cut a 3" strip stick it to the forend job done tight as a Scotsman (Don't remove both sides it sticks to your barrels and get messy) ..... Edited January 10, 2014 by delburt0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Try Foam draught excluding tape, the sort that sticks around door frames, around £1 for a large roll and adhesive on 1 side only. stick inside forend wood, job done. Do ENSURE that the wood to metal fixings on the forend are tight, quickest way to split wood if they become loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11josh112 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Great little video from MidwayUSA Not something everyone can attempt, but gives some good ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Forget the Us bodgers , there are plenty on bodgers in the UK . Better still take it to a gunsmith and get it done correctly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 The man is a genius. He makes anything look easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Forget the Us bodgers , there are plenty on bodgers in the UK . Better still take it to a gunsmith and get it done correctly .(boringgggggggggg) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 The man is a genius. He makes anything look easy. A true master craftsman. A pleasure to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Gluing bits of shim in the hook is craftsmanship ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Gluing bits of shim in the hook is craftsmanship ? It is but one of the solutions he suggested. If it is a permanent and professional solution, then why not. Certainly remanufacturing the spring clip that kept the fore-end in place is craftsmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 the hook will be worn, buy some of that doubled sided tape the thick stuff with foam on it , cut a 3" strip stick it to the forend job done tight as a Scotsman (Don't remove both sides it sticks to your barrels and get messy) ..... That advice will work just fine.....to add I used a thin piece of double sided tape on a friends gun. Only removing one side of the covering. Mine is from the car trade which was used to put moulding's -badges back on. TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 T.H.E. it is not permanent nor is it professional .It may be alright for Americans who know no difference , but then again I have only been building and re building double guns since 1968 so what do I know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Gunman knows what's what and most replays are at the blacksmiths end of gun smithing Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Forget the Us bodgers , there are plenty on bodgers in the UK . Better still take it to a gunsmith and get it done correctly . I have only been building and re building double guns since 1968 so what do I know ? Ahhhhhhh. Bit short of work? ;-) and most replays are at the blacksmiths end of gun smithing Deershooter ? Edited January 12, 2014 by Marki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 T.H.E. it is not permanent nor is it professional .It may be alright for Americans who know no difference , but then again I have only been building and re building double guns since 1968 so what do I know ? But the fact is he is repairing an old Gremlington not a London gun, the repair is in short good enough and "cost effective" Now if the gun was worth a four figure plus sum repaired, the time and cost will well be justified. Lets face it there are loads of old Belgium made guns etc going to scrap today and you obviously saw a few English Hammer guns go in the bin if you have been at the job from 68 (some of which you might be glad to have kept today) Heck if you took that gun from the clip (broken ejector, off the face and a forend that will not retain) into a shop for repair and re-proof what do you think might be suggested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Josh asked originaly about a loose forend . There have been a lot of comments that have suggested "bodge" methods that will alleviate but not cure the underlying problem . The U-tube video of which I have watched several of the series dose not help . My comments based on my professional experience about the methods employed by this man stand . If I re jointed a gun in that manor for any of my past or present employers I would be sacked . It dose not matter what a gun is worth the job of which there are several ways of doing needs to be done correctly and IMHO that was not one of them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 You think the fix for the loose fore end in the video was a bodge? How would you have done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 You think the fix for the loose fore end in the video was a bodge? How would you have done it? Properly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Larry Potterfield mentioned other methods of tightening the forend - he has added metal to hook permanently in other videos. He knows his stuff. To suggest he is some kind of bodger is, quite frankly, silly. He was suggesting a cheap, simple method of tightening the forend up, which most shooters could do at home. Not everyone has a MIG welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Properly! Manufacturing a spare part from scratch seems like a pretty proper fix to me. As for the barrels which were loose on the action, he mentioned several ways to fix it - and demonstrated one. Check out his other videos for the other methods such as filling in metal with a TIG welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiej Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Used a small medical plaster just inside the for end worked a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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