This is a continuation of my thread reviewing the choke tube installation I had done at Rose Action Sports.
When they drilled the barrel for the choke tube they left little material for the bead to thread into.
In looking for a replacement bead I settled upon the XS Sights glue on Big Dot Tritium.
This sight comes with an over-sized bead and the rest of the sight glues over the top of it.
To install this I first cleaned all the oil and residue from the inside/outside of the end of the barrel and the hole for the bead. I places a small strip of packing tape on the inside of the barrel covering the bead hole. I then used a choke tube pushed in backwards to give support to the tape. The tape is to prevent any glue from entering the barrel itself and the tube is lending support to that the bead does not extend down to far.
I did have to do a little filing on the threaded part of the bead so that it fit flush with the inside of the barrel but did not protrude into the barrel.
Once I did this I placed the bead on the barrel and set the sight on top of it. I them placed tape on all 4 sides of the sight to mark it's fooprint on the barrel. I used this as a guide to sand the finish off the barrel and as a way to catch excess glue.
Here is a pic I took in the process of sanding the finish off. I wanted to the glue to have some rough scratches to clung to as well as attach directly to the metal. This was done with a small piece of plumbers tape. I also sqanded/roughed up the underside of the sight. I see I did scratch the tape back in one spot but coovered it before gluing. Note make sure you sand from tape side to metal, else you will peal back the tape. If you are carefull you should not sand through the tape or pull it back as I did here.
Once that was done I removed all the dust from sanding and glued the bead into place. I then coated the underside of the sight with glue and placed it on the barrel. I used JB Weld for this project as I have had good results with it holding under pressure with other projects. Typically the bead would help hold the sight in place but in this case I am using it primarily to prevent lateral movement and detachment if the sight is hit from the side. Time will tell if my thinking on this is correct.
Once the sight was down I visually made sure it was aligned correctly and used a strong spring clamp to hold it secure and then removed the tape.
After these pics were taken I also used a small piece of rag to wipe away excess JB Weld and to give it a smother glue line.
It is currently still sitting with the clamp on it. I will let it set like this for 24 hours before removing the clamp and inspecting it furthur. I'll take more pics at that time.
The total process took me about 45 miunes.
When they drilled the barrel for the choke tube they left little material for the bead to thread into.
In looking for a replacement bead I settled upon the XS Sights glue on Big Dot Tritium.
This sight comes with an over-sized bead and the rest of the sight glues over the top of it.
To install this I first cleaned all the oil and residue from the inside/outside of the end of the barrel and the hole for the bead. I places a small strip of packing tape on the inside of the barrel covering the bead hole. I then used a choke tube pushed in backwards to give support to the tape. The tape is to prevent any glue from entering the barrel itself and the tube is lending support to that the bead does not extend down to far.
I did have to do a little filing on the threaded part of the bead so that it fit flush with the inside of the barrel but did not protrude into the barrel.
Once I did this I placed the bead on the barrel and set the sight on top of it. I them placed tape on all 4 sides of the sight to mark it's fooprint on the barrel. I used this as a guide to sand the finish off the barrel and as a way to catch excess glue.
Here is a pic I took in the process of sanding the finish off. I wanted to the glue to have some rough scratches to clung to as well as attach directly to the metal. This was done with a small piece of plumbers tape. I also sqanded/roughed up the underside of the sight. I see I did scratch the tape back in one spot but coovered it before gluing. Note make sure you sand from tape side to metal, else you will peal back the tape. If you are carefull you should not sand through the tape or pull it back as I did here.
Once that was done I removed all the dust from sanding and glued the bead into place. I then coated the underside of the sight with glue and placed it on the barrel. I used JB Weld for this project as I have had good results with it holding under pressure with other projects. Typically the bead would help hold the sight in place but in this case I am using it primarily to prevent lateral movement and detachment if the sight is hit from the side. Time will tell if my thinking on this is correct.
Once the sight was down I visually made sure it was aligned correctly and used a strong spring clamp to hold it secure and then removed the tape.
After these pics were taken I also used a small piece of rag to wipe away excess JB Weld and to give it a smother glue line.
It is currently still sitting with the clamp on it. I will let it set like this for 24 hours before removing the clamp and inspecting it furthur. I'll take more pics at that time.
The total process took me about 45 miunes.
