Custom or DIY rear stock band for No 4's?

[Brian Dick]

I have a set of the Prestigious L39/L42 wood here. I just examined the handguard and the lip at the rear of the handguard needs to be trimmed back so it'll go flush into the handguard retaining ring. I compared the one I have here to an original handguard and the one I have looks like the upper band will fit properly once the extra wood is trimmed and the handguard is fitted snug at the rear. If anything needs work, the machined groove for the upper band may be a bit tight. If your upper band is fitted and the problem exists as shown, the handguard is machined wrong. I think I'd talk to them about replacing it. There's no real way to change the dimensions as manufactured.