I've asked this question in many venues, never got a satisfactory (i.e. authoritative) answer: When changing the stock on a Remington 1100 Special Field with the short forend and three-shot magazine, I think it's safe to assume that a replacement synthetic buttstock will fit my action in place of the straight stock factory wood. But the important question is: can the replacement forend be cut down to fit the shorter than normal magazine tube of the special field? I would welcome any response from someone who has actually done this, or seen it done first hand. Speculation won't do me much good here. I love my SF, but there are times you don't want to subject a nice walnut stock to the elements.