Mowrey rifle Fourstock attachment?

[rjinman2003]

After removing the Fourstock from the barrel by pulling the forward pin I noticed no pin for the rear but a wood dowel inside without a way to attach it to stock. Anyone else with a Mowrey noticed this and what is a better way to secure stock, have my ideas but just lookin for other ideas.

 

[rjinman2003]

After removing the Fourstock from the barrel by pulling the forward pin I noticed no pin for the rear but a wood dowel inside without a way to attach it to stock. Anyone else with a Mowrey noticed this and what is a better way to secure stock, have my ideas but just lookin for other ideas.

You can tell I'm new to this hobby, should read the __forearm__

 

[tenngun]

You can tell I'm new to this hobby, should read the __forearm__

You might call it a forestock as in the Allen and Thurber design there were two stocks, the butt that fitted in to the box lock, and a second one.
Mowrey made these in brass and wood.

 

[tenngun]

After removing the Fourstock from the barrel by pulling the forward pin I noticed no pin for the rear but a wood dowel inside without a way to attach it to stock. Anyone else with a Mowrey noticed this and what is a better way to secure stock, have my ideas but just lookin for other ideas.

Can you post some photos, as they had several diffent set ups

 

[rjinman2003]

 

[tallPercshooter]

I had a Mowrey 12 ga shotgun and the forearm fit in a socket at the back but had a transverse pin through the forearm then directly through the barrel wall, even tho the barrel was only 1/8 inch thick. No problems though.

 

[rjinman2003]

Ok got idea, attach a round tub inside forearm which will slide over existing nub on reciever to hold forearm firm.

 

[hawkeye2]

Do you suppose the dowel was glued to the forearm at one time and the glue has failed? The glue joint would be about 50 years old now.

 

[rjinman2003]

Yes thats possible a small piece of wood fell out when I removed the forearm, guess I could re glue and see how that works at holding the forearm in place?

 

[Mulemauler]

The forearms were usually attached by two pins that pass through the forearms and the bottom of the barrel. Drilling these can be difficult and I usually will mill a small flat spot on the oblique flats so drill will not try to walk off.

 

[rjinman2003]

Yes thats what I would have expected to find!

 

[kh54]

I think you’re missing a small wood block that was glued into the forestock with the dowel extending from it. I’ve attached photos of mine with the dowel and glue block intact. Should be an easy fix.

 

[rjinman2003]

I think you’re missing a small wood block that was glued into the forestock with the dowel extending from it. I’ve attached photos of mine with the dowel and glue block intact. Should be an easy fix.

Ok thxs now I get it, the dowel in my forearm is logged in reciever, so it's pulled away from forearm, yes easy fix thxs