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March 20, 2010
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Ive not seen one marked with 2/3 mag or 3/4 mag on a carbine forearm. The reason for the 1/2 mag designation on carbine forearms is because the angle of the magazine tube bore is steeper, allowing the end of the magazine tube and cap to engage the barrel. You may be able to get by with a standard carbine forearm for 2/3 or 3/4 mags as the magazine runs parallel to the barrel over a longer distance. Just a guess.
Havent ever seen a rifle forearm marked with the 1/2 mag, and probably wouldnt expect to, the wood appears the same, the forearm cap is different, the angle of the magazine tube bore would be the same for standard and button mag rifles. For 2/3 or 3/4 mag rifles, I suspect it could be a bit different bore angle, not sure. Below are some pics of forearm caps they are milled to accommodate the various magazine lengths or angles.
L-R: RBFM, OBFM, OB2/3M, OBBM, RBBM
Kind of like old Bert, I dont make it a habit looking for stuff, but curiosity oftentimes outweighs the risk. Youd be surprised what you sometimes find.
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April 15, 2005
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1892takedown said
Kind of like old Bert, I don’t make it a habit looking for stuff, but curiosity oftentimes outweighs the risk. You’d be surprised what you sometimes find.
Chris,
It must be something in the Hartman gene pool! 
Bert (the other Hartman)
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LOL!!!
The way I look at it, if your not tinkering your not learning. No guts, no glory.
Chris
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1892takedown said
LOL!!!The way I look at it, if your not tinkering your not learning. No guts, no glory.
Chris
That has been my philosophy as well… In fact, just last night I was taking apart a Pre-C, a “C”, a “D”, and an “E” series Model 1897 to see what I could learn about the variants. Winchester certainly made a boat-load of changes to the Model 1897 during its 60-year production run!
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