Missing wood from new Walnut No1 forearm

[p2v5f]

Received a almost flawless new walnut forearm from Numrich. stamped with Enfield ED and small mark that looks like an arrow head.

It is missing a 3/16 piece of wood from the rear of the front trigger guard hole.

Is this enough of a problem to return it, or just try and glass bed the open space.

I printed out Peter's instructions on fitting a new forearm and will follow that if ok to fix the missing wood.

Bob

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[Peter Laidler]

You show us in a photo what's missing and we'll tell you what to do. On the other hand, if it's what I'm thinking, No1 fore-ends all seem to have a slot of material missing there unlike the solid No4 types. But unless you show us, we're urinating into the wind.

What's that plane on your avatar?

[p2v5f]

I can e-mail a picture to some one more computer literate than me to post.

The plane is a Lockheed P2V-6 Neptune Navy patrol bomber . Was a radio operator in 1955. Was armed with twin 20MM in nose and tail and twin 50's in the top turret. All turrets remove from Navy patrol bombers in 1957.

[scoobsean]

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[p2v5f]

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Let see if it works

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[ssj]

I would make a new piece of wood out of oak to fit and epoxy it in place.

[Ridolpho]

p2v5f: Looks AOK to me. I believe all mine have that opening- as Capt. Laidler says, different from the No. 4 forend.

Ridolpho

[Peter Laidler]

Just leave it as it is. It's made like that. I suppose you could patch it in but it'd serve no useful purpose as the FTGScrew is pulling the trigger guard down equally over the whole area in any case. The No4 is different there because there's a greater distance between the screw hole and front of the magazine well opening

[Steve H. in N.Y.]

I have several "new old stock" forends just like that. I wonder if they cut it out to avoid breakage in that area when the wood at the draws compressed over time.

[p2v5f]

Thanks to all who responded, will leave it as it is.

Bob