TCR forends

[canoe13]

The forend on my TCR 83 seems to be a little loose. It barely moves but when you tap on it by the receiver there is a hollow sound and it moves just enough to annoy me .  Is this a common thing and any ideas on how to fix it?

[IOWA DON]

I free-float my TCR forends so the wood does not touch the barrel (more or less). However, it is probably best to have wood to barrel contact for about a 1-inch portion of the forend closest to the action. There is a guy named Norman E. Johnson who writes a lot of articles for Varmint Hunter Magazine. He has done a lot of experimenting with TCR's and he recommends that in addition to glass bedding the 1-inch portion of the forend closest to the action. Note that with the free-foating the lug on the barrel will ride on the metal in the forend so there should not be a lot of flopping around. By doing it this way point of impact does not change with varying tightness of the forend screw.

[canoe13]

Hey I figured out a way to solve my annoying little problem .  I  lined the for-end by the receiver with molefoam and now there is no movement or noise of any kind.

[Sourdough]

My forearm on my 83 has always been loose.  It's that way on all barrels.  Slightly annoying but not enough for me to do anything about it.  I've been carrying it like that since 1984.