Different spacers

[Deerhunter#1]

Are there different plastic forearm/receiver spacers are were they changed. I have an older model that it is a more solid sturdy plastic. My new models are thin and fragile?

[quickdtoo]

Some pre-'87 spacers were shiny plastic, some older were steel, steel spacers were an accessory at one time as shown in the FAQS, and aftermarket steel spacers are availablle from Toth machine, see the classified sticky.

Tim

[Brian56]

          There used to be two different  spacers, one was a standard spacer, the other was a slightly larger spacer used on the bull & 10ga. barrels, they are thinner on the edges in order to accommodate the larger bull barrels.  Remington discontinued the standard spacer in order to cut costs without raising prices.


                                                                                                                         Brian@Remington:

[Spanky]

There used to be two different  spacers, one was a standard spacer, the other was a slightly larger spacer used on the bull & 10ga. barrels, they are thinner on the edges in order to accommodate the larger bull barrels.  Remington discontinued the standard spacer in order to cut costs without raising prices.


                                                                                                                         Brian@Remington:

 
I understand about cutting costs without raising prices but I have to ask... what is going on with the fit and finish on some of the new Handi's and Pardners lately? I don't mean this disrespectfully but it seems like the quality is going downhill. The wood stocks are especially bad... the stain color is very light compared to the dark walnut color of the older stocks and the wood is way oversized where is meets the frame. It's not just appearance issues either. When I got my new 44 mag Handi it came with synthetic stocks and the SB1 frame (as usual for the model) The stocks of course were fine but the finish on the frame is horrible... it's almost powdery instead of being a nice smooth finish and the stock bolt was cross threaded into the frame. I put the barrel on a spare SB2 frame and the new frame is in my gun box waiting for me to get a tap to fix the threads. That kind of stuff just isn't right on a brand new gun. I'll fix it myself... that's not an issue but to someone else it might push them away from the brand altogether.
I know it's not your fault personally but you are our "inside man" here so I'm letting you know.
 
 
 
Spanky

[gcrank1]

FWIW, I have swapped the std spacers around a little on mine and found that I can (ever so slightly) 'tune' the forearm fit to frame tension. Watch out on those two screws, though, they are butter screws and the Phillips head spins out easy, and the holes in the wood wont take much torque or they strip too.

[mdwest]

and the holes in the wood wont take much torque or they strip too.

+1 to this..
 
I just refinished a stock set on a handi and stripped out the holes.. it was a simple enough fix.. I just filled them with wood putty (packed as much as I possibly could in the holes with a tiny allen wrench), let them set up overnight.. , and then put the screws back in.. good as new..
 
in H&R's defense.. I was probably the cause of the problem.. the wood wasnt particularly soft, so much as I acted like a gorilla when I was remounting the spacer..

[gcrank1]

Naw, the wood is soft (but a softer touch on the screwdriver doesnt hurt). Those wood skewers (like big round toothpics) work great for re-doing smaller wood holes like this. Scrape the dia. with your pocketknife to a slip in use some wood ('Elmer's type), tap in a piece a little too long and when it is glued in snip it with a sidecutter and/or knife. Replacement screws with a little more thread depth would be nice too, but about the time I find a good looking screw in the bin the head is too big and I could have plugged the stripped out holes.

[quickdtoo]

See the FAQs for screw hole repair. 

Tim