May I ask some suggestions on what is the best way to remove the steel front bead on a Remington barrel? Thanks. jm
Removing Steel Front Bead
jm1079
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I would think just grab it with a small vise grip and un screw it
Brownell's makes this tool for removing and installing shotgun beads.
https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-...upplies/shotgun-tools/shotgun-sight-tools/shotgun-sight-installers-prod879.aspx
https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-...upplies/shotgun-tools/shotgun-sight-tools/shotgun-sight-installers-prod879.aspx
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Below is what the bead looks like. If you would get a good grip on it with a sideways needle nose, or with the small vice listed above, then grip that vice with a pliers sideways, and give it a good knock up ward close to the pliers grip, it may pop out. Give it a shot of some oil first. If any thing, it beaks off. If so, clean it out with acetone, apply some clear nail polish or something that will stop it from spinning, and drill it out. This would require a drill press, and table vice to be precise. You could then just drill it out, and install a threaded bead, which Brownell's has a kit to do also. By the time you are done you will be close to $60-$70 to do so if you have to buy the above recommended tools. That is not including the drill press and vice. A gunsmith that already has all the tools can probably do it for $20.
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i have pulled beads like that out of Remington 870 field barrels with out any problems at all, grab it with a small pair of vise grips and turn and pull up at the same time, the ones i have done have come right out
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