Looking For Brass Rod

[RedneckRampage]

I am looking for a small piece of brass rod to make a sight out of. I have a Remington 1100 that I cut a spare barrel down for, to 18.75". Everywhere I checked wanted $75+ to drill and tap and install a brass bead on the rib, so I bought an Allen brand snap on fiber optic sight from Walmart. It works well, but I think a brass rod replacing the fiber optic rod would look much nicer. The fiber optic is about 1/8" diameter, maybe 3/32". I would need about 2", and I'll measure diameter exactly with calipers. Anybody have an idea where I can buy something like that?

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[Swedish K]

look at welding shops or welding supply shops. They have brazing rod in 1/8" but places like airgas will only sell an entire pack of the stuff for about $15 iirc.

 

[Trailboss]

Ace Hardware carries brass rod in 1/8". You can buy a single piece.

 

[Jammer Six]

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[spectra]

Parkrose Hardware might have it also.

Welding shops as stated before.

Last resort Alaskan Copper and Brass they might be a little spendy but?

 

[RedneckRampage]

Thanks, I'll start there.

 

[Nickb]

For a short piece like that go to online metals. Alaskan will rape you on a short piece unless they have a drop somewhere... Even then it will be expensive.

Drill it in a drill press or preferably a mill. Start with a center drill, then drill a hole under the diameter of the rod and ream it or if you don't have a reamer drill with a drill the size of the rod. That should give you a good hole, a little red loctite and push the brass in. A machine shop shouldn't charge you more than an hour of manual shop time to do it.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Tacoma Screw if they are local

 

[xlsbob]

I have some brass brazing rod. If I have the right size it's no big deal to toss some in the mail. send a size and I'll see what I have.

 

[RedneckRampage]

I'll measure it tomorrow! There will be now machining required, the fiber optic rods snap into a little metal holder, that then snaps onto the rib of the barrel. Tacoma screw is right down the road, even have an account at work!

 

[Sstrand]

Buy a small brass screw or scavenge one from your junk drawer.

Sheldon

 

[xlsbob]

.12255 is the diameter of what I've got, a lifetime supply of shotgun beads probably cost under a buck to send.