Good morning.  I am in Arizona for a while so am not able to give you a good answer at the moment. I gave the Oliver 77 to my son-in-law and he'll be the one to decide what to do about the extra front end. I'll be back in touch as soon as I have an answer for you. By the way, the front end is located in Ohio and I have't a clue about shipping. Where are you?

D Givens