870 has dimple in mag tube want it gone.

[PGTMG]

Hello,

I bought a 870 with rifle sights off the classifieds (great deal) and want to add an extended magazine tube by Wilson but the tube has a dimple to prevent this. I could drill it out but would rather have it ironed out by a gunsmith.

Anyone you would recommend who does this?

Thanks

 

[swinokur]

Use a Dremel or Gun Connection in White Marsh can do it.. I used the factory Remington +2 extension which I bought from them.

I don't know if they will do it if you bring your extension with you. I don't take food to a restaurant and ask them to cook it.

 

[MDMOUNTAINEER]

Drill it out. It's no big deal.

 

[PGTMG]

Use a Dremel or Gun Connection in White Marsh can do it.. I used the factory Remington +2 extension which I bought from them.

I don't know if they will do it if you bring your extension with you. I don't take food to a restaurant and ask them to cook it.

I understand. I can use the Wilson on my 11-87 in the off season. Which I also bought off the classifieds (GREAT DEAL AS WELL). Funny the 1187 did not have the dimple (but it had several upgrades so maybe he removed it).

Thanks

 

[BenL]

When I installed my wilson +2 extension (very nice, BTW) I just ran a dremel across it for a minute or two. Worked great.

 

[swinokur]

And then some Cold Blue to cover the bare metal.

 

[alucard0822]

I press them out instead of dremmeling or drilling, I found an old stock 10/22 barrel I had laying around that fits perfect(although a socket would work, or a suitable mandrel can be made), just hammer it in the tube to iron the dimples most of the way out, then lay the tube with mandrel inside on a flat non-marring surface(I use a peice of leather on top of my workbench) and lightly hammer it with a plastic faced mallet to finish flattening out the dimples and to loosen up the mandrel to pull it out. It doesn't remove any metal, and the finish even stays intact.

 

[PGTMG]

Thanks!

 

[Lloyd]

They make a special tool to press the dimple out look below.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/154173/baker-magazine-tube-dimple-removal-tool-remington-870-11-87

Mine, I just drilled it out the dimples with a 3/16th, finished with with round file, filled gap with an epoxy (using the spring bushing protected with packing tape as a form), smoothed again then blued. Filling the hole probably not necessary but I wanted to keep the dust and dirt out. Just my .02