Walt/Ron,
I am NOT a gunsmith, stocksmith, nor Parker Repro expert....however I have had a few experiences that just might help you.
I own several Parker Repros and shoot them often. Years back I bought a 12 ga Parker Repro Magnum with screw in chokes for hunting and shooting skeet. It originally came with a splinter forend, which I do not like. I bought a rough cut inletted beavertail forend. This required considerable fitting on my part. I carefully adjusted the latch mechanism a little at a time until it fit. At first it did not fit because the latch could not correctly engage the barrel lug completely and it too came off when shooting. By trial and error I raised the forend latching mechanism with thin shims and/or sanded away any wood that was bearing on the barrels keeping the latching mechanism from engaging completely. REMEMBER I am NOT a gunsmith.
As a simple experiment you could put a piece of carbon paper between the forend and barrels and latch the forend on to see if the wood on the forend is keeping the latch from completely engaging. If this is the case, a little judicious sanding might solve the problem. (At this point I expect a little scolding from the forum and advice about resale value.)
This is not expert advice....remember I am NOT a gunsmith..just some guy with a camo cap who has had the same problems as you.
Good luck.
Steve Kleist Ely, MN
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