Thoughts on this...

[Chuck Heald]

This could be a case of the wood contacting the barrels and preventing the metal from seating deeply enough to properly latch.

[Joe Bernfeld]

Yes, Walt, the long screw at the front of the BT forend must come out. Forend iron is not difficult to remove from the wood on a Rerpro.

[Walt Kowalski]

Thanks all! I will take the forend metal out for a good look and cleaning and check for barrel contact with the wood as well. Will keep you posted on what I find.

[gman]

Curious as to how all this worked out? I love my repo but wished the forend latch would snap a little crisper. Seems a bit mushy on hot humid days suggesting the wood may be a little tight.

[Walt Kowalski]

Originally Posted by Eric Grims

Curious as to how all this worked out? I love my repo but wished the forend latch would snap a little crisper. Seems a bit mushy on hot humid days suggesting the wood may be a little tight.

Haven't fired it again since I cleaned it up...too HOT and a busy summer to boot.
When the leaves start to fall and it gets a bit cooler, then I'll head back to the range to shoot some clays again.

Got a new clay throwing device to try out too...(one of those cheapo ones that sits on the ground and you pull a string to throw the pigeons...)

[gman]

I have one of those throwers. Mounted it on an old tire and works well.
Good luck with the forfend!

[gman]

Walt
The forearm lever on my repro does not stay seated after a few rounds and starts to open outward. Forearm stays on but the lever comes out about a 1/16th of an inch at most. Caught my glove on it and gun came apart with ejectors set etc and had to finesse it back together. I had the good fortune to speak with a SxS gunsmith in Woodstock Vt. Who said it was a common problem with the forearem lug being angled needing adjustment and no problem to fix- no soldering etc. the problem does result in forearms coming off when the gun is fired on some guns. I was relieved and will drop my gun off to him this week
Good luck

[Walt Kowalski]

Originally Posted by Eric Grims

Walt
The forearm lever on my repro does not stay seated after a few rounds and starts to open outward. Forearm stays on but the lever comes out about a 1/16th of an inch at most. Caught my glove on it and gun came apart with ejectors set etc and had to finesse it back together. I had the good fortune to speak with a SxS gunsmith in Woodstock Vt. Who said it was a common problem with the forearem lug being angled needing adjustment and no problem to fix- no soldering etc. the problem does result in forearms coming off when the gun is fired on some guns. I was relieved and will drop my gun off to him this week
Good luck

That's good to know...thanks, and let us know how it turned out and how much it cost!