What are the odds that someone here will know?

Does anyone here know what the thread pattern is on the front brass bead from a Ranger Folder single shot shotgun?

No

Is that a universal NO on behalf of all members? I only want to mount it on a sawn off (coach gun) for cowboy action so if worse comes to worst I will drill an undersized hole and ram the bugger in with a bit of lock tight for good measure.

Unwind it and have a look Rushy!
Why would you want to change it? I reckon those old brass beads look great.

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Originally Posted by C404

Unwind it and have a look Rushy!
Why would you want to change it? I reckon those old brass beads look great.

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I have just brought a replacement bead for the purpose of putting it on a sawn off side by side.

Though it may seem sacrilegious.....maybe you have to get creative with a small file and some loc-tite? It's only cosmetic really.

Sometimes they had no thread

They were just an interference fit in the hole

Take it out and have a wee look

the brass screws in light fittings seem to fit well enough,they also fitted the trigger guard on old winchester .410 too... agree that you can get away with allsorts with a dob of glue...

Just jam a matchstick in the hole and cut it to length. You can paint it dazzle if you want :)

I do a heap of work with the optimas and eternals, I suspect the same gun. In which case it is standard metric M3

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Bad neighbourhood?
Most guys with sawn off shotguns don't advertise it on the interweb Rushy.

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Ha ha ha ha nah it is really for cowboy action but I could use the excuse that my name is on the leaked Auckland Central list.

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Originally Posted by Fssprecision

I do a heap of work with the optimas and eternals, I suspect the same gun. In which case it is standard metric M3

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Thanks

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Originally Posted by Woody

Just jam a matchstick in the hole and cut it to length. You can paint it dazzle if you want :)

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Then you could light it and use it as a night sight as well.

I can't understand why anyone would want sights on a sawn off 10yard shotgun. Except maybe @Maca49

@Rushy, I have some thread pitch gauges here if you want to come over and we can have a look.

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Originally Posted by 40mm

@Rushy, I have some thread pitch gauges here if you want to come over and we can have a look.

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I might take you up on that mate but I will wait a couple of days as I have asked the supplier.

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I can't understand why anyone would want sights on a sawn off 10yard shotgun. Except maybe @Maca49

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Woody I haven’t missed with it yet so the bead is not really needed but to me it will just look better with the bead on the gun.

Yeah mate. Just kidding and I couldnt resist :)

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I can't understand why anyone would want sights on a sawn off 10yard shotgun. Except maybe @Maca49

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Harsh but probably correct😆

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Originally Posted by Fssprecision

I do a heap of work with the optimas and eternals, I suspect the same gun. In which case it is standard metric M3

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It turns out you were correct with the M3. Job done now.