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Offline tbmaker

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Shotgun Front Bead
« on: September 22, 2004, 04:23:35 PM »
I want to change the front bead on my Rem. 1100. Before tearing into it I would like to know, is it threaded or is it press fit?
If it's treaded are the treads common so I can screw the new one in?
Or do I need to thread the hole?
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Offline Mike in Ct

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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2004, 01:43:20 AM »
If memory serves me correctly..the front bead is threaded...the smaller center bead is a press in fit..To repair either..Permanently you can use any good two part epoxy afer cleaning with a grease stripping solution...My brother lost his front bead after about ten thousand rounds went thru his 1970's vintage 1100..I took one front bead sight off an old single shot shotgun & screwed it back on with some loc-tite red..It was easy fast & cheap...I've seen ventilated ribs on shotguns repaired with epoxy..It works but not forever..Check any used vent rib shotgun very carefully for that kind of sneaky repair...I was once burned like that a nice old winchester.101....mike in ct

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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2004, 07:22:51 AM »
Most 1100's beads are screwed in, most especially the plain barrel ones but some of the vented barrels use a bead that's staked in place.  The bead will turn and turn and never unscrew.  It also is very difficult to pull.  They resembled the pressed in beads but have a circular stake that hold them in.  These I usually drill out and tap for the new one.  The center beads are also tapped and a new threaded in.  The threads used and there are several are gun taps and the material(aluminum or barrel steel) is relatively soft so tapping is not a big problem.  Use the smallest thread you can so that in the future it can be redone if needed.  Epoxies are sort of a last resort but work after a fashion.  If red locktite is used these very tiny screws will almost certainly break off, sometimes even if heat is used.  Also be careful with applying heat to a ribbed barrel.  Some ribs are applied using a special adhesive and heat can damage it's bond.
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« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2004, 12:50:59 PM »
Thanks. I think I'll wait till after hunting season to start this project. I'm mainly doing this for next year target shooting.

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« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2004, 04:24:53 AM »
I know this is a dumb response but I have to tell the story of when I was kid I hunted squirrel with an old Iver Johnson 20 gauge single shot. It was missing the bead sight so I would carry a pocket full of BB'S and a tube of crazy glue. After every shot I would have to glue a new one on.