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I had a '31 pattern skeet gun at one time. I think the S/N was in the 18XXX range and the barrel code was September '34 but I'm operating on slightly faded memory here. It had a banded barrel and the wood like the picture Researcher posted. No rib but that sounds like the only difference with your ...

Well, I hadn't counted on that. I have no idea what's involved in sending a gun part Down Under. If you want to give it a try email me (see previous private message). I might have one that would work better.

Your 31 is what is referred to as a '41 pattern, the last of the three variations. The ...

The carrier is a long dogleg piece that pivots from waaay back in the receiver. If the "knee" of the carrier wears a bit, the bolt slide will not lift it up high enough on the forward stroke for the shell to clear the bottom of the barrel. Simplest thing is to replace the carrier with one with ...

Renttis wrote:

RufusG wrote: And I'm also pretty sure Renttis's BTT code factory Cutts gun has passed through my hands on it's way to him.

RufusG,

Would your name be Tony and would you be the gentleman from Az. I purchased that gun from?

That would be me. Glad to see you're getting good use from it.

Of course then, if the "skeet" is only a choke marking, how do we identify a Skeet grade? Is it just the upgraded target wood?

I used to have what I think was a fairly unusual Model 31, a skeet choked gun with a 1934 date code, and '31 pattern features. What I thought unusual was it had the later ...

I saw a post today on Shotgunworld saying the 105 has officially been discontinued and taken off the Remington website. Distributors are blowing them out in the $800 range or cheaper.

Thanks!

I know the 16s and 20s shared the same serial number sequence, separate from the 12s. Does that mean they also used the same frame, or were they distinct sizes for the 16s and 20s?
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The 12 ga. Model 31s were numbered separately from the 16s and 20s (which were combined in the 500XXX range) so the highest 12 ga. #s are, I think, in the 12XXXX area. I used to have a Jan. '48 gun at 93XXX so I think your numbers seem normal.

It's a .35, not sure if that matters. New or used doesn't matter. You can email me at tonyg_20639@yahoo.com or post here. Thanks ***Found One***

Something on the inside there is threaded. If I had an expendable one to experiment with I could figure it out. I'm a little "gun-shy" about messing with the wood on older guns.

I finally got around to trying the method I proposed above and sure enough it lets the whole forearm come off the front. As to how the wood comes off the metal innards on the forearm I have no clue.

I'm not saying I know more than whoever wrote that takedown guide but if the barrel lock mechanism is off, I don't see anything stopping the forearm from going forward, provided it's disconnected from the sliding block thingie inside the receiver.

And if it's not disconnected from the sliding block ...

First, I've never done that, second, I don't know if you have the entire assembly or just the wood, but..

If you have the assembly, looks like it will slide right off the front if
1. Barrel lock mechanism is removed (1 screw, beware of magazine spring sproinging)
2. Receiver is undone far enough to ...

I stumbled upon something moderately interesting today.

To my understanding, the model 31 is typically subdivided into the '31, '34, and '41 pattern guns.

I was switching a magazine plug from one gun to another today. It's an actual Model 31 plug and it has a paper instruction label wrapped around ...