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I have been chasing my tail around eBay with minor success. A recent find was a 12" tapered octagon TCA roll marked barrel without a forend. The 12" length was nicely different from the normal 10 & 14's. It has a single barrel lug ~1.75" in front of the hinge pin lug to mount the forend. The seller of course said forends were always available for about $10......... right. :-)
So my question to those that are familiar with the Contenders is this: Is the forend for a 12" tapered octagon unique or will a 10" round taper fit reasonably? I have only been at this quest for a short while, but the local 'smiths or shops are drawing a blank on the specifics. S&W CS is not much help as they only seem to know what is printed on the screen in front of them. Unfortunately, my original walnut bits are for the Super 14 barrel - double lugged - and absolutely won't fit.
To make the cheese a bit more binding, would prefer composition or rubber to wood account wear and tear. Worst case, I may be whittling down a carbine forend. Would appreciate your thoughts and any POC's would be most helpful. Starting to search national. Thanks much.
So my question to those that are familiar with the Contenders is this: Is the forend for a 12" tapered octagon unique or will a 10" round taper fit reasonably? I have only been at this quest for a short while, but the local 'smiths or shops are drawing a blank on the specifics. S&W CS is not much help as they only seem to know what is printed on the screen in front of them. Unfortunately, my original walnut bits are for the Super 14 barrel - double lugged - and absolutely won't fit.
To make the cheese a bit more binding, would prefer composition or rubber to wood account wear and tear. Worst case, I may be whittling down a carbine forend. Would appreciate your thoughts and any POC's would be most helpful. Starting to search national. Thanks much.
