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DUGABOY1
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Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?
16/08/08 05:05 AM

The beavertail was designed for use with a shotgun where you fire 100 shots per day at driven birds, or compition. With a shotgun used in thet manor, the beavertail has some utility,because those barrels get hot. However, a slip-on hand guard, in conjunction with a splenter fore-end, makes more sense if you want to keep your fingers off the barrels, yet hod them, instead of the wood.

The classic double rifle is always fitted with a splinter fore-end, and make no mistake, if you are shooting a BIG bore double rifle, and holding a beavertail by the wood, you are doing slow damage to the wood, and conecting apporatus, and it will fail sooner or later. If you find a used double where the fore-end is loose, then it is because the last owner was holding it by the wood only, instead of resting the forward part of the wood in the palm of his hand, with the fingers wrapped around the barrels. IMO, what is UGGGGGGGGGLY is a beavertail fore-end on a double rifle, and simi-beavertail is no better looking. Those abortions can be fixed with a little wood shaving, and sand paper! A double rifle is almost never fired more than four shots quickly, so there is no need for a heat-sink!

Of course some folks like obese women, and beavertail forends, so if that suits you be my guest, I'll stick with the lean meat, and slim fore-ends!

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Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	RLI	14/08/08 07:18 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	tinker	15/08/08 02:24 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	400NitroExpress	15/08/08 04:41 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	RLI	15/08/08 10:29 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	zimhunter	15/08/08 10:50 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	NitroX	16/08/08 11:42 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	RLI	17/08/08 10:10 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	400NitroExpress	22/08/08 06:25 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	4seventy	02/12/08 03:02 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	new_guy	06/12/08 02:49 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	4seventy	13/12/08 09:12 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	new_guy	20/12/08 03:50 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	4seventy	20/12/08 04:27 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	new_guy	21/12/08 10:00 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	4seventy	21/12/08 07:23 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	new_guy	20/12/08 04:17 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	DarylS	06/12/08 06:02 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	bigdog	06/12/08 09:30 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	DarylS	06/12/08 01:08 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	bigdog	06/12/08 07:09 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	DarylS	07/12/08 05:34 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	450_366	06/12/08 08:00 PM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	JabaliHunter	06/12/08 03:55 AM
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Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	450_366	22/08/08 06:57 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	DUGABOY1	21/08/08 01:53 AM
Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	DarylS	21/08/08 02:16 AM
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Re: Splinter or Beavertail fore-end?	400NitroExpress	22/08/08 05:26 AM
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