Thread: Fixing floppy forend

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.