870 Help!!!

308BLR · 04-12-2007, 11:23 AM

Planned on going turkey hunting this afternoon. Just bought a synthetic stock/fore-end and I'm having a hard time with the fore-end. Is the fore-end tube nut reverse threaded? I'm putting a lot of pressure on it, but it won't back out. Really appreciate some advice.

Bulzeye · 04-13-2007, 02:39 PM

I think they are just really tight.

Retaks · 04-13-2007, 03:04 PM

They are jsut really tight. They ususally have a special wrench to take the fore end nut off which makes it alot easier.

davs2601 · 04-13-2007, 04:53 PM

I know that the one on my mossberg was extremely tight. good luck with it

308BLR · 04-14-2007, 01:43 PM

Thanks for the replies. I put some penetrating oil on the threads, slapped the original fore-end back on and went hunting anyway. Looked kind of funny with a wood fore-end and camo synthetic stock, but the turkey I shot didn't know the difference. I did end up getting the nut off, but it took a bench vise and a pair of tin snips to do it!

Bulzeye · 04-15-2007, 03:51 PM

At least you know it wasn't going to fall off on its own.

TROPHYHUNTER25 · 04-16-2007, 06:30 AM

its on really tight