N49 No4 forend too long?

[browningautorifle]

Yes, looks good. First thing you lose is the arrow at the rear.

[Doco overboard]

I had the very same problem one time and what I did was move the sight block forward a small amount.
In one of your pictures, you can see where the block is just behind the embossed portion of the barrel that the block rests upon.
It looks like the amount that it can be moved forward, is the same as would be needed to free the rear of sight protector.

Now please keep in mind, I'm also not used to dealing with the sort of animal that you have at your bench either.
But, Ive done enough to know that that's a whole bunch easier than moving that nose cap rearward such a small amount.

Because the mating surfaces of the block and barrel are milled to complement each other, its just a small matter of setting up the barrel square and drilling a new hole neatly the same as the diameter of the pin.

[jonh172]

I had the very same problem one time and what I did was move the sight block forward a small amount.
In one of your pictures, you can see where the block is just behind the embossed portion of the barrel that the block rests upon.
It looks like the amount that it can be moved forward, is the same as would be needed to free the rear of sight protector.

Now please keep in mind, I'm also not used to dealing with the sort of animal that you have at your bench either.
But, Ive done enough to know that that's a whole bunch easier than moving that nose cap rearward such a small amount.

Because the mating surfaces of the block and barrel are milled to complement each other, its just a small matter of setting up the barrel square and drilling a new hole neatly the same as the diameter of the pin.

Thanks for the suggestion!
I was contemplating trying a couple different sight blocks I have on hand and see if they fit a little better, if that fails I’ll give this a thought for sure!

Jon