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If one can’t swap forend wood on a forend iron without breaking something- that one should not have access to tools.
No reason not to try it - I don’t see any risk in the process and suspect a decent chance of complete success, but as all things the actual fit quality will be specific to the pieces in your hand and your level of expectation.
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I was gonna try once. (16ga) all signs pointed to working but I didn’t actually do it because the checkering was so very different. I didn’t think it was an improvement.
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Jimmy i put a later factory beavertail on my 20 gauge 1948 21 with no problems.Bobby
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Jimmy go slow and do not force anything. Bobby
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Not familiar with Winchester 21's, but the release for a splinter might not work on the beavertail because of it being thicker where the release is and might not catch.
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I swapped a BTFE with a splinter brought off of eBay without issue (luck of the fit). Unfortunately the wood tones don’t match and I doubt I will ever refinish it before I sell it.
If you a leery, pass on doing it yourself and either live with it or get someone good to do it
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