Bob, forget the beavertail forend if you don't want to break the bank. Cost of having one made would be half the cost of the gun by the time you got the wood, shaped, checkered, and had a through bolt added which would also mean welding to the forend latch. Learn to like the splinter forened. Barrels should have a wall thinkness of around 30 thousndths or so (28 to 35) less the 25 I would not shoot. I'm sure others will chime in here. Eric
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