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forearm on Mossberg 500
Remington1981
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Does any one know how to take these off. A friend of mine has purchased ad new synthetic one, and we are trying to figure out how to change it. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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They are about $20. I HIGHLY recommend that you order one or take it to a gun shop. It will keep the nut just like new. Also, if you do manage to get it off and don't get it tightened properly (besides marking it up some) it can come off and the slide will malfunction.
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Also, wrap up the wood stock and keep it.
You will need:
(4) small blocks of wood 3/4" thick
(2) flat blade screwdrive bits (long ones)
(1) firmly mounted bench vice
a. Open the vice about 2"
b. using masking or scotch tape, place a bit between the edge of two of the blocks with the tip sticking up about 1/4" stright with the spaced between the blocks and tape them together.
c. make another bit and block assembly left hand and tape it also.
d. measure the width of the slots in the nut on the end of the forearm stock.
e. set the two wood block/bit assemblies in the vice with a gap between them so that the magazine tube will just fit between them and the bits will align perfectly with the slots in the nut.
f. tighten the vice on the blocks and bits.
g. put some tape around the magazine tube to prevent and scratches.
h. make sure it all lines up well with the nut
If you can picture what I just said, you should now have a rigid spanner wrench to remove and replace the nut.
The actual wrench or the gunshop is still my recommendation, however.