Forend Screw

[PigBoy Crabshaw]

I'll be getting my first Handi in a week and want to disassemble and clean it when it arrives. When reassembling the barrel and forearm, do you all just tighten the forearm screw and snug it up OR is there a standard torque the screw should be set per factory specs? If so what are your recommendations on a mini torque wrench or a torque screwdriver that you use! I've read in the FAQ's that this is a critical area that should be consistant for consistnt results. Thanks -g

[LaOtto222]

There are several folks on this site that uses this wrench to set torque

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=00094553556

There is no set torque for you to set at, it depends on your gun, if you use a O-Ring or not. Like you said once you find the sweet spot it needs to be consistent. I pillar bedded all my fore ends and use a button head Allen head screw. I torque mine down as tight as I can get them, with out stripping out the screw. You may find that optimum accuracy is some where between loose and real tight. I would start with the screw quite snug. You may have to adjust for optimum accuracy. Good Luck and Good Shooting

[Badnews Bob]

I guess I've been lucjy with my handies cause none of them have needed foreend work,  I just snug mine down to where I don't feel it will back out on its own, Just an edjucated fell I guess.   I use tools every day for a living and you can develop a feel for how tight something is and be pretty close, Not torque wrench close but in the ballpark close.

[quickdtoo]

I've been using a Utica torque screwdriver for 4yrs, it works very well set at 28 in/lbs, adjust forend fit(FAQs) first if it needs it, then shoot it, if it doesn't shoot well, I place a 1" square of frig magnet close to the front of the forend in the barrel channel, that's worked in most of my wood forends with no other modifications. There are numerous forend modifications in the FAQs to try if it still needs work. 

Tim

[PigBoy Crabshaw]

Thanks for the replys. Tim, Thanks for the recommendation on the driver. What is frig magnet? -g

[Guy Pike]

That would be a refrigerator magnet.

[Badnews Bob]

Flat thin magnets, IE", The flat magnets people put bisness cargs on or list emergecy numbers on ball team schedules, andsuch that you can stick to your frig for easy refrence.

[quickdtoo]

Yeah, them!!

[Troyboy]

Would never have thought of a fridge magnet?



                                          Troy

[quickdtoo]

I got the idea from some of the old timers here, they used a business card the same way, but paper doesn't last well once it gets wet, but the frig magnet is kinda rubbery and should be forgiving to wet weather, so I tried it and it works well on a lot of my H&Rs, cheap and easy to install, and can be removed if it doesn't work, kinda like the O-ring!!  The only issue I've had with it is it tends to stick to the barrel, a little gun grease or oil seems to fix that issue tho. I use a dab of RTV silicone to stick it to the forend so it stays in the same spot when the forend is removed.  I can't tell ya how it would do in cold weather tho, I spose I could test it by putting the forend in a cooler before heading to the range and installing it there before shooting tho!!

Tim

[PigBoy Crabshaw]

Seems like a good use for the old out of date fridge magnet
Hum..1" square of fridge magnet in the front of the forearm. Thanks for another tip Tim. A good one for the Handi Basics -gary

[quickdtoo]

It's been in the FAQs since January 2006, but it was hiding in O-ring floating under the Accurizing section, but I did change the title and edited it with a bit of detail for future reference. 

Tim