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I have a Remington 1882 , very nice but no forend insert. I have another 1882 that I would like to remove the insert and place it in the better one. What is the best way?
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doubletrouble: I have removed them before using steam to swell the wood until the adhesive is loose enough to remove the insert. A teapot with a spout works well if your wife will let you use the stove and the teapot.....  Best Regards,
Doug
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Why not just fit a new piece of horn? Sounds easier to me considering both fore ends were shaped by hand and likely slightly different in shape even if they look the same.
Steve
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What Steve said. The hard work, removing the wood for the horn, is already done.
Best,
Ted
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Makes sense, where would I find the Horn?
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Was it Horn or Ebony? I do not know myself, but many guns used Ebony. Small blocks of Ebony are available on Ebay.
Regards
Ken
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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At the next show you are at, keep your eye open for an old horn buttplate, taken off a European gun. Should be enough material for several, and you won't destroy the second Remington fore end.
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Ted
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There is a fellow in Alaska who sells horn blanks. His name is Joe Dobrzynski. PM me if you want his email address.
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Small blocks of horn are available on eBay too.
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Water Buffalo horn which is extremely black and is available as Demonwoolf suggests on ebay. It is used a lot by bow makers here in Britland for making bow nocks as well as other parts, also a good thing it is not heat treated to produce a flat block the horns are naturally long and very dense. Strange thing is it is a by-product of the ever increasing Mozzarella Cheese industry so its cost is quite affordable.
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