Encore Katahdin forend?????

[762X51]

I just ordered a 20" 45-70 Katahdin barrel and according to the specs on the TC website it looks like the 45-70 Katahdin and the Encore muzzleloaders take the same black synthetic forend (7514) while all the other Encores, including the 460 S&W and the 500 S&W can use the standard black synthetic 7569 forend. Why on earth does the 45-70 use a different forend than the Katahdin 460 and 500 (and all the others for that matter) Is this just a typo on the TC site??? Thanks for any help regarding this matter.

[dave29]

Has to be a typo, I have no idea why it would use a muzzleloader forend. I have the 20" .460  barrel, and all of the forends that fit the heavy 26" and 28" ProHunter barrels, fit the 20" barrel.

[762X51]

Thanks Dave. I suspected it might be a mistake. Any chance that I could get you to take a measurement of the diameter of your .460 barrel at the screw holes? I'd like to confirm that the 45-70 and the .460 are indeed the same O.D. Thanks.

[Hopalong7]

    Just FWIF, I use a Pro-Hunter shotgun forend and change the screws to fit rifle barrels, add proper amount of spacers, and it works just fine on all my barrels except the front stuffer .  Yep there is a little gap around the lighter barrels but it doesn't bother me in the least...I just call it super-floatin' .  Works for moi!!
Walt

[jy951]

There is a slight difference between the katahdin forend and the standard 24"/26" forend.  I have the 500 barrel and have tried both the standard forend and the katahdin.  The katahdin fits alot better.  The katahdin barrel has a different taper than the 24/26" barrel.  I'll try and post a pic of the difference between the two.  You will be able to see the molding is deffinitely different.  I would buy the katahdin forend, not the standard 24/26 forend.  I think the pro-hunter forend and the katahdin forends are interchangeable, but I'm not certain on that.

[jy951]

The katahdin forend is on the left.  You can see by the forward mounting screw hole, the post is a little different.  Also, the hole post is rounded in the katahdin and flat in the stantard.  If you use a standard 24/26" forend, it tends to rock a little on the barrel because the channel is not quite as wide as the katahdin forend at the foreward screw.