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Staking A Remington Cartridge Stop 02/18/2008
One of those irksome little jobs that should not amount to much, but always runs into more than it should is staking the cartridge stop into the receiver of a Remington semi-auto or pump shot gun – 870's, 1100's etc.
As you know, Remington has a set of plans for a make-your-own off-set staker for this job. Trouble seems to be that if made hard enough to take the gaff, it tended to break; if made too soft, sooner or later it bent and marked the outside of the receiver!
Tonight when the job came up, I sat down with a cup of coffee, and seeing that my last off-set staker was out of action, decided to think through the problem. A couple of cups later, Eureka!, I had it, and it works. 1) Take a steel BB shot, a good pair of Vise Grip pliers, and one of Uncle Sam's most equable coins - the penny – then you're in business. 2) Position and then hold the cartridge stop in place with a small "C" clamp. Then, lightly stake with a center punch on the available lower portion of the receiver. 3) After that, smear a bit of heavy "stickum" on the spots to be indented inside the receiver – Action Lube Plus® works great for this job, by the way. Place the steel BB on the inside of the receiver over the spots to be staked. Let the "stickum" hold the BB in position. Place the penny on the outside of the receiver to protect the finish, and then open up the Vise Grips. Clamp them down on the steel shot inside the receiver with the penny on the outside. By setting up this clamping action just right, you can do the best job of staking you ever saw in an absolute minimum of time – far superior to what can be done with the 45° staking tool.