No5 forend Cut down from No4

[tbonesmith]

HI guys, just thought I'd post a few pics of a No4 forend I cut down to put on a No5, along with the top wood. The original was shagged.
The donor forend was a savage, and I don't know how but it was badly charred towards the muzzle, it had probably been on fire at some stage. Go figure!
I patched the draws, and the knox, and bedded it in the standard method, did the trigger, and check it out as best I could.
It was a bit of a heap really, the original barrel band was so rusty it broke when I removed it, so I used a No4 band which isn't ideal, but too bad.
None the less now I think it will shoot very respectably, and I will find out for sure tomorrow at 300m.
All being well there, I'll sand the timber back to 240 or 320grit (it's now at 80g), stain it, number it up, BLO it, hit the metal with some black paint, and give it back to its owner.
Not a 20 minute job, and I'm pretty happy with it thus far.

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