jtmckinney
New member
Me, my son and a friend of his shot a box of clays Saturday. Had a good time and plan to maybe do this more. My son's friend had a Mossburg with a middle bead on it. I shot it a couple of times and liked what the middle bead did to my shooting.
I have a Remington 870 Express that I shoot and am going to put a middle bead on it. I am not a gunsmith but I have a drill press, cross vice and feel I am competent enough to install it myself.
My 870 has a front bead probably described as matte silver .142 inches diameter.
The middle beads I am looking at are from Midway either:
Williams Product # 460680 .067" Diam Gold finish
Williams Product # 219956 .067" Diam Silver finish
Bradley Product # 583042 .063 Diam Silver finish
Bradley Product # 549074 .063 Diam Matt Silver finish
Any opinions as to which of these to start with?
Should I have a contrasting color to my front bead?
Instructions I could find said to mount the middle bead 12 to 16 inches from the front bead. Is there a method to calculating the correct distance or is this just a trial and error, what works for you kind of thing?
Thanks for any interest and your help.
James
I have a Remington 870 Express that I shoot and am going to put a middle bead on it. I am not a gunsmith but I have a drill press, cross vice and feel I am competent enough to install it myself.
My 870 has a front bead probably described as matte silver .142 inches diameter.
The middle beads I am looking at are from Midway either:
Williams Product # 460680 .067" Diam Gold finish
Williams Product # 219956 .067" Diam Silver finish
Bradley Product # 583042 .063 Diam Silver finish
Bradley Product # 549074 .063 Diam Matt Silver finish
Any opinions as to which of these to start with?
Should I have a contrasting color to my front bead?
Instructions I could find said to mount the middle bead 12 to 16 inches from the front bead. Is there a method to calculating the correct distance or is this just a trial and error, what works for you kind of thing?
Thanks for any interest and your help.
James