vent rib removal.....

[nedfig]

is this easy? Sometimes I see an old shotgun I like and want to buy, but it has the durn vent rib. How would you remove it?

thanks

 

[George Stringer]

nedfig, they are held in place either by soft solder or adhesive. Either will be loosened by heat. But you will need to refinish the barrel afterward. George

 

[nedfig]

can I use a hair drier or heat in oven? What kind of heat source works best?

 

[unforgiven]

George
I will assume you mean with a propane torch.
If it is this easy to remove let me carry this one step further i would like to make my 500A shorter what is involved in cutting the barrel to "riot" gun type dimensions now that i can rid it of the funky rib?
Unforgiven

 

[George Stringer]

Nedfig and Unforgiven, it would take a propane torch but I have seen some pop loose at lower temperatures. George