doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com What is rationale behind skinny splinter forearms?

I think these two are priceless IMO........

Not by the hairs on my Chin-Chin either. Your Gough Thomas praised the great American perfect repeater- our Winchester M12-and to follow his path- I prefer my Model 12's pre-WW2 vintage, with the field 18 ring "corncob' forearm- later field M12's in the 1950's went to a form of modified beavertail, but with the rings- and of course, the Trap and Skeet M12's made after 1935 almost always had bigger forearms as std. issue-

I have only owned and shot one American side-by-side with an after market beavertail style forearm- a re-done-over 12 AH Fox HE--and I reshaped it to a modified splinter. For my size and build, I do not have large hands, and I agree with the others whom have previously posted herein- the closer I can get my left (barrel or leading hand- my right does the trigger work)to the barrel (M12) or barrels- (side-by-side) the more control I feel I have over the shotgun, and the better I shoot it--

The "status" of a fine British SLE with a straight hand grip and a splinter forearm cannot be denied I suppose- but also- "form follows function" and there would not have been so many of them made in that configuration if their owners could not use them efficiently afield--

I'll sell you the copyrights to my lines for $1.95 and a cold beer. While that may sound expensive it is only 100 times more than a beavertail forearm is worth.

u boys gittin really weird on dis won....

This whole thread should be bronzed. My Remington 10 bore has a splinter fore end and I don't squat to pee. On the flip side my Sauriugarte has a semi-beavertail and I don't feel like peeing on a tire either.

You guys keep laughing in the mean time Jimmy's riding off into the sun set in his shiny red Corvette....

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What puzzles me is how he gets that 300 lb beaver tail in the passenger seat.

Brent, those are excellent suggestions for use of a beavertail forearm. I think you may have inadvertently left one out though - they make excellent door stops

My doors are too close to the door to let a beavertail fit underthem. But I have found they are usually quite dry and make good kindling. My dog Gus would love to retrieve them too if I toss them in the river. So, they do have lots of sustainable uses if one thinks about it.

I agree on bronzing this thread - hilarious. And I stand to pee, too, even though my sxs all have splinter forends.

But, more to the point, I will say that shooting trap with a splinter forend sxs is made much more pleasant when you're shooting in a Maine winter league and you can warm your hands on the barrels.