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J.C. Smoke, SASS #22300

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Brownells sells a kit, A drill bit, a tap and 2 beads    Just pick the size you want..  Think was $20      GW

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8 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

 

Same same thought ... I also prefer a bead that resembles a Door Knob.  SlixBead is your huckleberry.  Available from Badman Bullets.

Agree, I've been installing them since they first came out with them. They come in a couple sizes I believe they are .190 and .220.

J.M.

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As a person who needed 8 pairs of glasses to get through the day because I do not have the ability to focus at various distances.

I had shooting glasses set up for 23" to see sights and 40' to look down and run.

Bifocal on top.

 

As far as my shotgun I used the side of the rib and the barrel .

It forms a nice V notch.

My gunsmith replace the bead that had gone missing.

I tried to shoot with the bead and after 2 stages, I hooked it on the edge of the unloading table and broke it off.

Unfortunately, my gunsmith was not only at the match he was at the unloading table when I did this.

 

From then on I used the barrel rib V notch.

 

My gunsmith didn't want to deal with removing the broken threads on my shotgun, he drilled it out and replace the bead with a 1/8" brass rod.

Cut and filed it round on top and it has been there ever since.

That was maybe 15 to 18 years ago.

 

I did not know about the glue on top part but with not bead sticking up on my rib, it wouldn't have worked for me.

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4 hours ago, Cliff Hanger #3720LR said:

As a person who needed 8 pairs of glasses to get through the day because I do not have the ability to focus at various distances.

I had shooting glasses set up for 23" to see sights and 40' to look down and run.

Bifocal on top.

 

As far as my shotgun I used the side of the rib and the barrel .

It forms a nice V notch.

My gunsmith replace the bead that had gone missing.

I tried to shoot with the bead and after 2 stages, I hooked it on the edge of the unloading table and broke it off.

Unfortunately, my gunsmith was not only at the match he was at the unloading table when I did this.

 

From then on I used the barrel rib V notch.

 

My gunsmith didn't want to deal with removing the broken threads on my shotgun, he drilled it out and replace the bead with a 1/8" brass rod.

Cut and filed it round on top and it has been there ever since.

That was maybe 15 to 18 years ago.

 

I did not know about the glue on top part but with not bead sticking up on my rib, it wouldn't have worked for me.

I got my last set of glasses set up as tri-focals with the center section set up for about 30" so it works for handguns and rifle sights. Been thrilled with how well it has worked.

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16 hours ago, KingSnake said:

Bronc sells this Big Bead front sight  I’ve had  on my SKB for a year now. I like it. 

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How does the front sight come off? Threaded or pressed in on the SKB?

 

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2 hours ago, Major E A Sterner #12916 said:

How does the front sight come off? Threaded or pressed in on the SKB?

 

It’s a 6-48 thread. 

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3 hours ago, KingSnake said:

It’s a 6-48 thread. 

Thanks

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The .190" and .220" SliX-Beads from SlixPrings are the std  6-48 thread as well.

 

Ol'  #4

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