Marlin 30AS forend issue

[warbladejm]

Thought I found a good deal on a new stock from boyd on rapid fire clearance it was even the color i prefer. ..

But i have run into an issue forend is about 5/16 short

For some reason boyds uses some oddball model with a shorter forend

Any thoughts on a work around? Or does someone have the oddball model with a 9.25 forend cap style interested in me passing the deal onto
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[Gaylord]

You can use some of the high quality wood putty and make it look like a Monte Carlo stock. if you lay it in with several thin layers to dry, it will be harder than the wood itself and can be sanded / shaped to make a perfect fit. Not hard but time consuming to get nice results. I would look for a wood store which sells the higher quality grades. Something like a Rockler supply.

Good luck

[warbladejm]

Thoughts on a 3d printed spacer?

[Gaylord]

Thoughts on a 3d printed spacer?

3D scan will work but The part may be very brittle depending on the resin used. Cost may be an issue

[MichMass]

How do you feel about epoxy and sawdust? A little effort, time, and patience will give you an incredibly tough and attractive cap/spacer/gap filling piece. Good luck with whichever way you decide to go.

[warbladejm]

unfortunately my wood working skills can be summed up with I can almost hammer a nail in straight :/

[warbladejm]

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Not perfect but will see how it holds up

[MichMass]

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Not perfect but will see how it holds up

Looks good to me.

[moosefisher]

Came out Great. Good Job!
Good Safe Shooting, MOOSE

[warbladejm]

now that i'm at a computer little easier to explain what i did

picked up two square dowels 3/8 and 1/4
took the 3/8 and cut 3 pieces glued together into a U shape
took the 1/4 and did the same thing inside first shape to give me the raised section that locks into receiver then used a dremel to shape wood

my concern is the dowels are Poplar i believe which is a soft wood but it more or less was a test to see if the idea would work