I am restoring my Dad's late 1940's vintage Remington "The Sportsman" 12 gauge shotgun so I can pass it on to my son. It's the 3 shot version of the Remington Model 11/Browning A5 shotguns. The gun is reblued and the wood is refinished but I have run into a small but perplexing issue.
The rear of the forend has two blind holes in it near the top and the receiver has two matching blind holes as well. It appears that these holes might be for two aligning pins so that the forend and receiver match up when assembled. However, none of the schematics I have been able to access show any such pins and I can't find any reference to them in troubleshooting articles I have read.
Fabricating two pins as replacements is not a problem but i want to make sure they are supposed to be there before I make them.
If you have one of these guns can you have a look and see if yours has similar holes/pins present. I have attached pics of the forend and receiver so you can see what I am talking about.
Thanks for any help.
The rear of the forend has two blind holes in it near the top and the receiver has two matching blind holes as well. It appears that these holes might be for two aligning pins so that the forend and receiver match up when assembled. However, none of the schematics I have been able to access show any such pins and I can't find any reference to them in troubleshooting articles I have read.
Fabricating two pins as replacements is not a problem but i want to make sure they are supposed to be there before I make them.
If you have one of these guns can you have a look and see if yours has similar holes/pins present. I have attached pics of the forend and receiver so you can see what I am talking about.
Thanks for any help.
Sounds like an easy fix.
