cajun bandit Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 saw somewhere a larger replacement brass bead for the 1873 lever gun [ bead only ] can anyone help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) Well, replacing the bead in a Uberti front sight might get a little tricky. Don't know that any one knows the shank diameter that is behind an Uberti bead. The usual way of getting a big bead up front is to drift out the old sight and fit and drift in a new one, for maybe $30. A commonly used sight, and one I would recommend from personal use, is the Grabber, available at the Smith Shop http://www.thesmithshop.com/grabber.html You will want a .410 height for the normal Uberti sights on a rifle-type 73. The .130 bead is pretty big, and the .175 bead more like a shotgun bead, Be aware that the big bead may make it tough to shoot long range at small targets (like 100 yards). But then, several other things make it hard to shoot our main match lever guns at a hundred yards. Now, if you have a carbine design 73, with the barrel band at the muzzle, that gets a little more difficult to find. Good luck, GJ Edited January 14, 2017 by Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenna Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cajun, TL Miller has an excellent replacement sight for the 73. You can contact him thru the cowboy and Indians store. I have one on my rifle and highly reccomend them. Mackenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 If you want a big bead, just soak a small pistol primer in some WD40, then remove the primer material and super glue the cup over the existing bead. Works just fine. Snakebite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Monger Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Pioneer gun works has very good replacement front sights for dove tail or barrel band applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Uberti factory front sights don't have a bead unless it's been changed to a Marble beaded sight. Pioneer gun works has a beaded barrel band sights to replace the factory band. If you want to replace the bead you can get them from www.slixsprings.com and click on SLIX BEADS. Edited January 15, 2017 by I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOODFOX , sass#34179 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 If you want a big bead, just soak a small pistol primer in some WD40, then remove the primer material and super glue the cup over the existing bead. Works just fine. Snakebite Thats what I did works great . Woodfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 http://www.longhunt.com/storelh/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Rick, SASS #49739L Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Manatee created the Grabber. Best on the market. Still makes some now and then. CR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackaroo, # 29989 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Sure Hit sights at Slicks Magic Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 If you want a big bead, just soak a small pistol primer in some WD40, then remove the primer material and super glue the cup over the existing bead. Works just fine. Snakebite +1 Did this on 4 rifles . Works great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Sure Hit sights at Slicks Magic Guns +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Coroner Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Or you could do something like this. :-) But, it's not SASS legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Hurd #12379 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I actually made a large bead for my rifle site last night. I took a .175 shotgun bead, chucked it into my dremel tool and turned it down with a small file. I turned it down just enough that it was a snug fit and pressed it into my Marbles sight. First I just pulled out the small bead that Marbles used. Pretty easy and cheap to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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