Never attempt to seat the forend to the barrels by pushing on the wood forward of the latch. It is weakest there because of the cutout in the wood for the latch. Many have broken their forends from not knowing this.
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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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