870 Magazine Extension Crimps?

[SupaRice]

Do you drill them out, or is it important to "push" them out?

 

Brownells sells this tool:
http://youtu.be/m-ztzICm5lg

 

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/shotgun-tools/straighteners-dent-raisers/magazine-tube-dent-raiser-prod25276.aspx

 

But I've also read you can just use a socket....

 

 

Thoughts? Does having holes in the tube cause any issues?

[RED333]

Or a steel ball, socket will work as well, I have not needed to do this.

[Guest Broomhead]

I used a dremel with a sanding wheel and ground the ones on mine out.

[rugerla1]

Neat idea, but dang $82.99! Be different if you were going to use it often. But then again, right tool for the right job. Most common way I've heard people say they did it was drilling it out. I just bought my shotgun with factory ext magazine so didn't have the issue.

[Guest Broomhead]

Yeah, I agree, expensive. I can see where it would be useful if you were going to be doing a lot, like as an armorer or smith.

[EMTRN]

I drilled. Tried the socket first and didn't work for me.

[cjohnson44546]

I have many sockets, and I couldn't find one that fit.... i just drilled mine out, buffed it up some with a dremel, then blued the metal I had exposed. Works great.

[Guest kingarmory]

Going to make a few loaner tools to address this problem after summer.  The mandrel alone like Brownells sells will often cause the outside diameter of the magazine tube to be slightly oval after use.

[SupaRice]

So just drill the dang thing out then? Seemed like a crude solution to me...

[cjohnson44546]

So just drill the dang thing out then? Seemed like a crude solution to me...

 

but works great.. the holes don't have any negative effect.  I blued the metal after just to prevent rust.

[Spiffy]

I used a dremel with a sanding wheel and ground the ones on mine out.

 

I did the same. Took longer to find up the dremel and grinding stone than it did to knock them off.