Forend iron removal????

[Fishrising (Ben)]

What am I missing to remove the iron from a forend with ejectors? Want to address some cracking. I removed 4 screws as pictured and the iron slid about a 1/4” but that’s it, in a direction as to make me think it was about to slide out. But it didn’t. Am I skipping a step? And afraid to apply much more pressure than I already have. And a google and YouTube search have not yielded me much help. Thoughts?

[David C Porter]

Did you remove the long bolt rod from the front of the forend. It screws into the metal forarm assembly?

[Fishrising (Ben)]

Originally Posted by David C Porter

Did you remove the long bolt rod from the front of the forend. It screws into the metal forarm assembly?

Wow, how the heck did I miss that! Thank you

[B. Dudley]

As an aside, that gun originally had a splinter forend. The forend was lengthened and the drawbolt added. Similar to what the factory did, just not the same way.