Thought to resurrect this OP for a brief comment. I just received a gun that, upon inspection, reminded me of another screw-up with nice doubles that I have experienced. A mid bead has been added and, it is off center on the rib. This infuriates me. There is a simple little inexpensive gizmo from Brownell's that centers the drilling site on the rib for a bead. Foolproof. But, some think they can "eyeball" it. Most can't. The result is a mid-bead that is off center, and uglier than death eating a cracker.

If a gun wasn't built with a mid-bead, DON'T PUT ONE ON IT!!! This little Verona 692 LX 28 and 410 combo has a mid bead on the 28 set that is visibly off center. Now I've got to deal with fixing that. Yeah, I've got to. I can't stand to mount it and see that screw-up.

SRH


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