My 870 mid bead.

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Wow it's like the Remington 870 fan club on here lately :)

Anyway, I recently fitted a new barrel to my 870, which has a mid bead on the rib.

When I look down the rib the middle bead is definately to the left of the front bead. Is this something anyone else has noticed? Or is mine bent or wrong?

I've tried it left and right handed, makes no difference it's still not sitting straight behind the front.
 
Take the mid bead out. It also could be an optical illusion. If you measure it, it might be closer than you think. BTW, if you take the mid-bead off, tell us how it went? I have asked the question before but got no answer. I don't know if it's tapered or threaded. Thanks in advance.
 
True enough. I've only just fitted this new barrel, took it shooting for an hour this morning but no decisive results.

I'll take it clay shooting on sunday and shoot some targets I'm very familiar with, then if the all break I'll know there's nothing to worry about !
 
Measure it just so you will know for sure. Calipers are your friend.

Then quit looking at it or the front bead at all and focus on the leading molecule of your clay bird instead...

lpl
 
If the mid bead is centered then you are not lined up properly with the gun. This is what stock fitting cures. Once you are lined up perfectly then look at the target not the bead.
 
Yeah I know how to shoot cheers :) My Mossberg lines up straight and my Benelli doesnt have a mid-bead.

Can't say I like them much, but I dont want to remove it as it would leave a hole in my new £300 barrel :) :eek:
 
I kindof have to agree with the mid-bead theory. I have one on my Turkey barrel (21" vent rib) and it's great for lining up for an AIMED blast but I do really believe that for popping birds it seems to detract a bit. There are many schools of thought on this one, but I've always had better luck with a standard or high rib and a good, medium-sized bead on the end of it.

As I alluded to, if you take it out and get used to it then it's just fine. If you have trouble with it, you might then consider other options.
 
Right well, I've fixed the problem, I've removed the mid bead, it feels much better and I'm much happier with it. Damn I love this gun :)

Now all I need to do is see if I can find a blanking plug for the middle bead hole, and a new front bead as I dont much like the standard one. This is on it's way to being the Most Expensive Used 870 Ever :D
 
Home defense as a security expense is on it's way outstripping the original alarm system by several factors of magnitude already.

Those people being advertised simple alarm systems on TV pay one time and are done with it. But not guns.

Guns, they grow like children and require feeding and care. They are pretty pricey over time. But worth it.
 
Home defense as a security expense is on it's way outstripping the original alarm system by several factors of magnitude already.
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You do realize there are those of us who use the shotguns for things other than home defense, don't you?
 
Oh ya, Easily. Shooting food. Sporting clay pidgeons and such fun. Taking down small pesky wildlife.

I just tend to focus on the Security aspect LOL. Just occured to me the total weapons related expenses this year was more than most home security systems availible installed today.

Cheers.
 
"Now all I need to do is see if I can find a blanking plug for the middle bead hole, and a new front bead as I dont much like the standard one."

I didn't like the fiber-optic front sight that came on my used Win SX-2 Waterfowl, so I took it off one day while I was sitting in the floating blind. You know, I never did get a replacement, it works just fine without a front bead. Sometimes I think I should get a plug or fill the hole with epoxy or something, but I never do.

John
 
Badger it is threaded. It's so much better now :)

I have no idea what Hungrey seagull is on about!

Oh, and I dont want a long fibre-optic foresight, I'm going to get a small bead. Maybe take the one of my old 870 barrel, not sure yet. I dont like the modern Remington one, it looks like a white egg sitting in a black plastic nest :p
 
You can either buy a plug-screw for your hole or you can make a plug screw from your old bead. You leave the bead partially installed then file the bead down till it will be flush when installed. Take a Jewlers Saw or dremmel tool with a thin cutoff blade and cut a slot in your bead. Test it to see if it's flush. If not, back it out and file it down some more then deepen the screwdriver slot. Simple as that.

HINT: Do not file it against your rib. You want to back it out far enough that the file is ONLY touching your bead.

BTW, could you please tell me what thread pitch the hole is if you find this out? I'm thinking 3-56 or 6-48 (imperial). 6-48 plug screws are common, 3-56 not so much.
 
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I know I can buy a plug-in screw mate, well I hope I can, but I can't find one at the moment :( I thought Midway or suchlike might sell one but it appears not. You suggestion of cutting down the bead might do it though, appreciated :)

I don't know what thread it is, imperial I suppose, but other that that no idea.
 
I would say to take the mid bead off and never speak of them again. It is another solution to a problem that never existed.
 
I have taken the mid-bead out, and left it there, over the years on different guns, and can't discern any difference in my shooting. I just filled the holes with epoxy with a little black paint mixed in so if I ever go to sell the gun or barrel it's very easy to restore to "like new" state. Watch out throdgrain, most of the single bead Remington plain metal beads are pressed in.
 
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