forearm tube assembly?

[GunNut71]

i have a 74 wingmaster and i'm wanting to take the wood off and replace with composite in order to keep the wood in good shape. the forearm tube assembly nut is being extremely stubborn and i don't want to risk splitting the wood or creating any other damage, so i want to buy another assembly. the question is will a current production assembly work in the older guns?

thanks!!!

[Vitaly]

i have a 74 wingmaster and i'm wanting to take the wood off and replace with composite in order to keep the wood in good shape. the forearm tube assembly nut is being extremely stubborn and i don't want to risk splitting the wood or creating any other damage, so i want to buy another assembly. the question is will a current production assembly work in the older guns?

thanks!!!

GunNut71, I don't know for sure but I haven't heard about changes to assembly.

[GunNut71]

only one way to find out...

[vmax]

The new forestocks will work no prob. Also try putting the forend in the freezer then using a 870 removal tool you should get the nut off. Try lightly sanding the inside of the forestock as years of oil seem to swell the wood.

[Vitaly]

The new forestocks will work no prob. Also try putting the forend in the freezer then using a 870 removal tool you should get the nut off. Try lightly sanding the inside of the forestock as years of oil seem to swell the wood.

vmax, never heard that tip about putting the forend in the freezer, does that really work?

[vmax]

Ya it works. I did this on a 870 express made 1991 afew years ago. Happy new years all.

[Kentactic]

wouldnt freezing the whole thing just make both parts constrict the same? I know you freeze a part when your trying to get it into another part or heat it when you are putting that part over another part. But both together wouldnt seem all that beneficial. Just thinking out loud.

[ponycarman]

Good question. Perhaps wood and metal constrict at different rates?

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[Synchronizor]

Perhaps wood and metal constrict at different rates?

They do have different thermal expansion coefficients. Wood is a little goofy when it comes to that, though. Real wood is not a homogeneous material, so it will expand and contract differently in different directions relative to the grain.

[ponycarman]

Interesting

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