Pokslok: I too prefer the splinter for looks and in most shooting situations. However, the beavertail is good at protecting your hand when shooting targets, and some guys prefer the feel of it too. It's your gun to do with as you please, of course, but I can't advocate destroying all those hours of craftsmanship by altering the beautiful forend pictured. It certainly wouldn't be a paying proposition. Better to have a second forend made, as you suggest, using the same metal parts and keeping the original for possible reinstallation at a later date. (Although expensive, I'm guessing you could even have someone make a second set of irons, so you could swap forends at will.) Or sell the gun to a guy who'll love it and acquire one configured the way you want. The safest choice, if you can afford to do so, is to keep the gun and buy another with a splinter. Your tastes may change, and you'll be glad it's still in the safe. TT
