Just last week I did another. Third one since the covid stuff started. I use a variety of sockets/bushing drivers up the the finished size. (I have one socket that is nearly exact. I lightly tap the outside of the dimple as the sleeve is pushed through. Zero deformation of the tube and no holes to allow crap into it!.

 

Just last week I did another. Third one since the covid stuff started. I use a variety of sockets/bushing drivers up the the finished size. (I have one socket that is nearly exact. I lightly tap the outside of the dimple as the sleeve is pushed through. Zero deformation of the tube and no holes to allow crap into it!.

Thanks! I may go that route.

Do you use any sort of C-clamp on the outside of the tube, in front of and behind the dimple, just to ensure the mag tube doesn't bow outward at all? I was thinking about doing that.

 

Get a brass, copper or lead hammer too. You don’t want to put dimples in the tube while you’re trying to remove them. I’ve used the socket trick too. The socket is the hammer.

 

Brass will dent as much as steel, copper will leave residue if the tube is parkerized, and lead isn't stout enough. I use all of them for lots of things, but this isn't one of them.

 

I put a magazine tube extension on a Winchester sxp. Same thing like your Remington with two dimples. I tried knocking out dimples with socket wrenches but couldn't get a good fit alternating between standard and metric sockets. Finally removed dimples with a Dremel tool and a grinding bit.

 

Not all sockets are the same OD (thin wall, standard, short, long, 6 pt, 12 pt, metric, US, Brit, impact, etc, etc..)., but then I have several dozen various sets to choose from.