Ivory beads

[Daniel G Rainey]

Has anyone tried the Ivory beads that Brownell's is selling ? If so are you pleased with them ? thanks in advance.

[scott kittredge]

Has anyone tried the Ivory beads that Brownell's is selling ? If so are you pleased with them ? thanks in advance.

hi, yes and yes. have one on my 32 in, VHE 20 ga that the factory one fell out and on a CHE 12 ga. that the same thing happen too. had to epoxy them in.
scott

[Rich Anderson]

I put them on Gunner's Gun no complaints.

[Jerry Harlow]

They are great. The beads are a little large and the shank may be a bigger thread pattern than what you have. But with a Dremel tool they can be made smaller and the shank can be cut down so they will thread into the existing hole. A little super glue will keep them in place. The only thing with an ivory sight is that it can be broken easily when dragging it out of the gun safe or hitting it in the field, especially if you have reduced the shank size to fit the existing hole. Make sure if you reduce the shank size you do it all the way to the bead. Otherwise it won't go all the way into the hole and will sit up too high and look bad. I know from replacing one at midnight and had to waste one that had to be drilled out and a second one made, on a gun I was going to use the next morning.

[Phil Yearout]

Every gun I own that didn't have an original ivory bed on it has a Brownell's (or NECG - same thing) front bead. Love 'em! J. A.'s cautions are spot on however.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

You definitely want to trim them down, they're pretty large for a Parker.

Destry

[Phil Yearout]

NECG used to offer two different sizes but I think it's only one size now. I did resize the last ones I fitted.

[John Nagel]

Are these real ivory beads or are they made from raccoon penis bone?

[Brett Hoop]

Little bigger than coon, Mammoth.

[edgarspencer]

You definitely want to trim them down, they're pretty large for a Parker.

Destry
That's an understatement. They look silly. Kinda like the globe at the '39 Worlds Fair.

[Jerry Harlow]

Before resizing the shank, put it in a pin vise and that in a drill chuck and with an emery board and the drill or drill press turning, it is easy to make it the right size.

[Dale Medders]

Anyone have any tips to remove Ivory beads (both front and mid)that have been in for years without damaging them?
Thank you.

[Paul Harm]

If they're screwed in, a pin vise. If not - no.

[Eric Eis]

Anyone have any tips to remove Ivory beads (both front and mid)that have been in for years without damaging them?
Thank you.

Why do you want to remove them? I think the best recommendation would be to leave them alone.

[Dale Medders]

Why do you want to remove them? I think the best recommendation would be to leave them alone.

1. The barrels they are on needs the forend lug soldered.
2. These barrels do not fit any gun I currently own.
3. I would like to transfer these beads to a gun I use.