Project was to fix up the floppy forend on my Titan 6. The rifle shoots well as it is but the front is just too flexible for my liking. So I set forth with a carbon arrow shaft 5 minute araldite and dremel tool to either fix or fark up my forend.
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The initial setup from the factory
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cross ribs removed
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big channel hogged out
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forend "keyed" for the epoxy to lock into the stock
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no going back now "'glued in'
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masking removed to admire nice clear epoxy and realising I should have spun the arrow shaft to hide the writing on it
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knocking high spots off epoxy and opening up barrel channel using 80 grit emery for a start wrapped round a socket
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letting my 2 yo have a crack she can't mess it up any more than I have. more clearing of channel 80 grit followed by 240 then 400 and then 1200
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a final buff with autosol metal polish on the buffing wheel.
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Well heaps of clearance now and I feel much better about it, Its a bit stiffer but would benefit even further if I bed the knox section of the barrel but since I intend to get another barrel for this thing soon I'll wait to see if the dimensions are the same as the barrel I have now.
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