Post by: trippledigitss on November 02, 2011, 04:30:18 PM
I have to get the fiber optic out of the little mounting frame to install the screw thru the frame and into the shotgun rib - but I cant get the damn bead out of the mount and it doesnt have anything in the instructions. It just says "remove existing bead and select proper screw" :bash: Is there some sort of trick or method to getting the fiber optic bead out without ruining it?
Also, I want to put one on my boys 870 but his bead is pressed in and I dont know how to get that one out in order to tap & install the new tru glo one??
I am all FUBAR'ed!!
Post by: trippledigitss on November 03, 2011, 01:10:13 PM
Post by: BIGINNER on November 03, 2011, 01:13:06 PM
YOU MAD BRO?
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on November 03, 2011, 01:37:33 PM
Post by: trippledigitss on November 03, 2011, 01:50:28 PM
I emailed TruGlo a few days ago and they said they'll get back to me within 24hrs but nothing yet. Seems like a stupid setup to me!
The tube is symmetrical in that both ends look exactly the same and the ends are flush with the mount. So I would have to pinch the tube in the middle where it is exposed and try to tap it that way - is that what you mean?
Thanks for the help guys.
Post by: trippledigitss on November 03, 2011, 01:52:55 PM
Is there some sort of trick or method to getting the fiber optic bead out without ruining it?
Maybe not 'without ruining it', I always used vice grips set as loose as possible to unscrew them. I suppose you could cushon the vice grips with a small piece of rubber band. I never really worried about the old bead, I've never gone back to factory beads after installing fiber.Also, I want to put one on my boys 870 but his bead is pressed in and I dont know how to get that one out in order to tap & install the new tru glo one??
Pressed in should also be removable with vice grips. Just clamp and twist while pulling. You shouldn't worry about ruining this one, if it's pressed in, you'll never reuse it.
Thanks Hunter - I'll try that with the 870. But on the other one I am talking about how to get the fiber out of the mounting base so I can attach the mount base to the shotgun. I got the original metal bead to screw out out no problem with pliers.
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 03, 2011, 01:54:49 PM
shotgun front sight .AVI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOxmnf7vjoQ#ws)
Post by: trippledigitss on November 03, 2011, 02:04:32 PM
Post by: trippledigitss on November 03, 2011, 02:11:15 PM
Thanks for the vid too P-man. I never thought to look on youtube, (man you can find anything on the net these days) I just went straight to my buds here!
Post by: trippledigitss on November 03, 2011, 02:16:15 PM
Yep, put the base against something hard and unmovable with the opening for the fiber completely exposed. Press on the fiber from the other side. It should pop out.
Thats what I had been trying but not being to rough and was just about to go a postal and ram that sucker out! Glad I looked at the pics before I went & ruined it! I'm still shaking my head on how dumb I was..... :stup:
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 03, 2011, 02:17:08 PM
Oh geez!!!!! :bash: Ok... now I feel REALLY STUPID!! As I was looking at the pics I realized the hole in the base is threaded and the set screws are threaded completely, some with different sized threads on each end. Not with a slotted head like I assumed. So I am supposed to thread one end into the base and the other into the gun. SHEESH! WHAT A DORK! I couldnt see those threads in he base until I looked at the pics! Oh man I'm getting old! Thanks for the help guys. Geez I feel STUPID!
Thanks for the vid too P-man. I never thought to look on youtube, (man you can find anything on the net these days) I just went straight to my buds here!
Well Triple, you may not be the brightest bulb on the tree, but...I guess that's all! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: trippledigitss on November 03, 2011, 02:35:33 PM
Oh geez!!!!! :bash: Ok... now I feel REALLY STUPID!! As I was looking at the pics I realized the hole in the base is threaded and the set screws are threaded completely, some with different sized threads on each end. Not with a slotted head like I assumed. So I am supposed to thread one end into the base and the other into the gun. SHEESH! WHAT A DORK! I couldnt see those threads in he base until I looked at the pics! Oh man I'm getting old! Thanks for the help guys. Geez I feel STUPID!
Thanks for the vid too P-man. I never thought to look on youtube, (man you can find anything on the net these days) I just went straight to my buds here!
Well Triple, you may not be the brightest bulb on the tree, but...I guess that's all! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Yeah, where have you been?!? If you would have posted that video sooner it would have saved me a couple days of aggravation and now a lifetime of embarrassment !! :chuckle:
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 03, 2011, 02:42:50 PM
Oh geez!!!!! :bash: Ok... now I feel REALLY STUPID!! As I was looking at the pics I realized the hole in the base is threaded and the set screws are threaded completely, some with different sized threads on each end. Not with a slotted head like I assumed. So I am supposed to thread one end into the base and the other into the gun. SHEESH! WHAT A DORK! I couldnt see those threads in he base until I looked at the pics! Oh man I'm getting old! Thanks for the help guys. Geez I feel STUPID!
Thanks for the vid too P-man. I never thought to look on youtube, (man you can find anything on the net these days) I just went straight to my buds here!
Well Triple, you may not be the brightest bulb on the tree, but...I guess that's all! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Yeah, where have you been?!? If you would have posted that video sooner it would have saved me a couple days of aggravation and now a lifetime of embarrassment !! :chuckle:
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: I didn't say my bulb was all that bright, either.