One of my uncles had a Stevens/Savage .410 bolt action with a painted on black forend tip. I remember him killing a few pheasants & numerous rabbits with that gun back in the 50's. He shot a .410 because of a repair for a detached retina which required him to avoid heavy recoil (he would never spend the $$ to own a Winchester 42).

Much more classy than a black plastic forend tip with the obligatory white line spacer & more easily removed when you got tired of it.