Subject F.N.B. Defects To Mr. Bigelow From Grant Reference March 5, 1951 Date March M. F. 8, Browning Goddard 1951 Possibly, an explanation of why there have been so few carrier latch malfunctions since your telephone conversation with Harry is because of the nature of the repairs coming in at this particular season. In general, guns are now being received for one repair or another which didn't, necessarily, prevent the man from using the gun during the hunting season. However, during the season when most guns are in use, those developing malfunctions flow in for repair and you have a greater number of such types during these seasons, About the only way to ascertain exactly how many malfunctions of this type we receive is to carefully record all instances in our weekly reports now that we have our eye on this problem. For you to have proved facts to go upon, it looks like it depends upon present and future reporting of these malfunctions to give you the ammunition needed. Incidentally, at the time of that telephone conversation, you suggested that Harry tear down the Standard and light 12 Gauge with crossbolt safety, and both models 16, to see if there were any other changes noted besides the decrease in the length of the action Spring. Harry has done this and noted no other changes.