Remington 11-87 20 ga Youth Synthetic

[all4abuck]

I just noticed after cleaning and reassembling the barrel on my 11-87 20 ga youth model Remington with Synthetic stock, there is some movement between the forearm and the barrel.  I can twist and wiggle the forearm, even after barrel end-cap nut is tightened down on the synthetic forearm.  Is this normal, or did I assembled the barrel wrong?

I have gone through the manual and followed the steps over and over again, and I cannot see where I could have gone wrong on the assembly.

Will this effect accuracy or safety, and is there a fix for it?

[gunnut69]

This is unfortunately likely the normal state of affairs. Unless it's very loose there's not likely any serious negative affects. I wouldn't know how a bad assembly could cause a slight looseness in the forearm. Loose forearms on Remington models with 2 piece stocks are a common problem. Usually fixable by shimming..  The forearm on the 11-87 isn't a mechanical parts of the gun as on the M11.

[all4abuck]

Thanks for the info gunnut69.
I will try to shim it and see if that will fix it.