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unspellable Newbie Offline Posts: 3 Joined: Mar 13^th, 2016	Browning 1885 question May 9^th, 2016 at 9:42pm	Print Post
	A friend has an unfired (NIB) Browning 1885 in 45-70. The forearm was loose. We sent it to a Browning service center. As suspected, the bolt holding the forearm hanger to the receiver was loose. After paying $65 to get this fixed we find the right side of the forearm presses against the barrel at the very front of the forearm. Since this is supposed to be a free floating barrel, how much can we expect this to affect group size?


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 678 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Browning 1885 question Reply #1 - May 10^th, 2016 at 1:21am	Print Post
	Shoot it as is. Remove the forearm and shoot it. Compare groups.


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unspellable Newbie Offline Posts: 3 Joined: Mar 13^th, 2016	Re: Browning 1885 question Reply #2 - May 10^th, 2016 at 9:30am	Print Post
	Won't get the chance to shoot it. Question is whether or ot to buy it. In any case, I'm too out of practice to comparte groups.


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jy3855 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 368 Location: California Joined: Jul 13^th, 2015	Re: Browning 1885 question Reply #3 - May 10^th, 2016 at 9:31am	Print Post
	Free floating the barrel at the forearm tip should not be much of a chore.


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Premod70 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 864 Location: North Carolina Joined: Jan 16^th, 2016	Re: Browning 1885 question Reply #4 - May 10^th, 2016 at 9:59am	Print Post
	The area where the rear of the forearm meets the action is more critical than that of barrel meeting the firearm, especially if you intend to rest the barrel on cross sticks. Your concerns about the forearm would not keep me from buying the rifle, they shoot too good not to warrant a purchase.


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echale3 Newbie Offline Posts: 1 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2016	Re: Browning 1885 question Reply #5 - May 12^th, 2016 at 7:05am	Print Post
	A little judicious use of some sandpaper or a scraper and some elbow grease would take care of any forearm fit issues you are having in a matter of minutes. Free-floating a barrel is dead simple. I wouldn't let a little thing like that get in the way of purchasing that rifle, especially not when it's such an easy thing to remedy.


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kkid66 Full Member Offline Posts: 186 Location: central tx Joined: Jun 4^th, 2014	Re: Browning 1885 question Reply #6 - May 12^th, 2016 at 9:09am	Print Post
	I put a small O-ring on the hanger between it and stock for the screws to pass through. A dollar bill will pass between stock and barrel but I never found any difference shooting BPCR off cross sticks.


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Browning 1885 question Reply #7 - May 12^th, 2016 at 12:48pm	Print Post
	Pressure between the action and forearm is a consideration.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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