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PetahW · December 28, 2012, 12:26 PM

The bead on my 20ga 686 Black Onyx was threaded, and I removed it via grasping it with visegrip pliers after first wrapping the bead with a leather strip.

I was fortunate, in that the bead on my gun came out rather easily - YMMV, though.

I found the TruGlo too large, and instead installed a Hi-Viz Spark II removeable FO bead ($8 @ MidwayUSA), which kit comes with 5 different threaded adaptors for various sizes, one of which fit my 686.

December 28, 2012, 12:26 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	The bead on my 20ga 686 Black Onyx was threaded, and I removed it via grasping it with visegrip pliers after first wrapping the bead with a leather strip. I was fortunate, in that the bead on my gun came out rather easily - YMMV, though. I found the TruGlo too large, and instead installed a Hi-Viz Spark II removeable FO bead ($8 @ MidwayUSA), which kit comes with 5 different threaded adaptors for various sizes, one of which fit my 686.