Forearm comes off in hand when fired

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Chris Robenalt

The lever spring only returns the lever after being lifted. You can actually remove the lever assembly and put the forend back on the barrels and manually push the toggle under the lug. If it's not snug, then you could add material under the lug to tighten toggle contact. I've seemed the lug peened to achieve this. Lol

The travel of he toggle is limited by the latch, so pushing it under the lug may not be the position it would be if the latch were in place. The lobe of the toggle may be worn. If I recall, Brian has replacement toggles.

[J. A. EARLY]

On my DH the forend is on there as tight as it can be. One cannot pull it off once on. However, the slightest pull on the forend lever releases it, so Edgar is correct. That is why taking the wood off and just putting the forend iron on probably won't tell me anything in my opinion.

The inertia of the recoil moves the lever enough to disconnect the forend after firing.