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Contender Forearm Question

NateNate Member Posts: 168 ✭✭✭
edited April 2011 in Ask the Experts
When I bought my contender it came with two barrels with similar forearms to this picture.
originalbarrel.jpg

The "new" barrel I bought has this forearm.
newbarrel.jpg
The issue is there is not the cut out where the trigger guard moves when the frame is opened. I believe the "new" barrel is older than my frame and other barrels.

Can is remove this material that hinders the opening of the frame? Or should I find a forearm that has this pocket?

The "new" barrel has an octagon shape and the other barrels are round.
Thanks in advance for your time.
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  • mrbrucemrbruce Member Posts: 3,374
    edited November -1
    They changed them when they went to the easy open style..
    No problem I can think of if you remove a bit of wood so it will function..
    Your new barrel is the older one...
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,179 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Should be no problem. I have alot of barrels and forends, you're just lopping off a bit of wood and that should be no big deal. The octagon barrels are the older ones, IIRC they're probably 10" length.

    Matching forends to barrel is a bit of a challenge with the T/Cs sometimes especially when you deal with long gun and handgun barrels.
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