Hmm... Presuming those barrels are tight and on face it makes one wonder how the latching of the forend could have gotten so out of adjestment as all it can do to become out of adjustment is to wear out of adjustment.
I fit a set of orphaned barrels to one of my Parkers and the forend wouldn't even stay on at all. My brother-in-law is a Navy certified welder of turbine engine parts and he welded some material to the rear face of the forend lug which I dressed down to cause the rear face of the forend iron to fit snugly against the knuckle face of the frame. And he welded some material to the hook at the front of the lug, which I also dressed to a perfect fit so that the latch worked flawlessly. I know this isn't in everybody's budget and I'm glad I didn't have to pay to have it done. There are probably shortcuts to the route I took and I hope you are able to finally get yours working properly.
Best, Dean
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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