Rossi model 62 - 22 caliber - tube magazine - follower question

Any ideas on how to re-crimp it ?

I do see the ring around the end if the tube, so I do believe it is crimped.

I can buy a new complete magazine for a winchester 62, but Brownell cannot tell me it will work properly
 
It's certainly crimped.

Don't even TRY to use pliers of any sort. It'll simply ovalize the tube and make your life difficult.

What you need is a crimping tool sort of like that used for crimping the rings on PEX pipe or the crimpers used for some electrical connectors like cablevision connectors. But unless you get really lucky on the size and shape of some off the shelf tool you'll need to make your own or have a gunsmith make it for you. Or if you have a friend with some machine tools.

If you're really handy and understand all this you could make your own one time crimping tool using a length of steel flat bar and form the crimping shape in it with careful hand drilling and then split the crimping portion to allow movement with a cut from a hacksaw. But if you're reading this last sentence and thinking "Wha? ? ? ?" then maybe not. How much practice with working on metal do you have?
 
That's actually perfect, I'll just change it a bit and buy a pair of crimping pliers at Canadian tire and file to size

BCRider said:
It's certainly crimped.

Don't even TRY to use pliers of any sort. It'll simply ovalize the tube and make your life difficult.

What you need is a crimping tool sort of like that used for crimping the rings on PEX pipe or the crimpers used for some electrical connectors like cablevision connectors. But unless you get really lucky on the size and shape of some off the shelf tool you'll need to make your own or have a gunsmith make it for you. Or if you have a friend with some machine tools.

If you're really handy and understand all this you could make your own one time crimping tool using a length of steel flat bar and form the crimping shape in it with careful hand drilling and then split the crimping portion to allow movement with a cut from a hacksaw. But if you're reading this last sentence and thinking "Wha? ? ? ?" then maybe not. How much practice with working on metal do you have?
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Further to add to BCRider's comment, oxy-acetylene hose clamp crimpers?
The type I've seen are split and one uses a vice to apply pressure to the two half's.
I wonder how a pipe flair kit would flair, uhmmm, fair out?
 
The dulled pipe cutter sounds interesting. It would mean taking it apart and seriously rounding the sharp edge with something that ensures you can keep the diameter even with the center hole though. If it's lumpy at all I foresee trouble. But I can see it working well enough that doing a nice job of modifying one sounds like it's worth the time and cost for the tool.

The crimping pliers would do the trick. The cheezy ones you can file. The better ones may be hard enough to dull the file and you may need to use something more like a Dremel and grinding or sanding bits with it. But if you're patient that would be a grand idea to buy and modify that sort of tool. And the least expensive ones are more likely to be easily modified with the regular metal files.

The flare kits would be lovely if they happened to be the correct size. But we'd be talking about something a LOT smaller than the usual hose sizes. The spring follower tube is only about 5/16" in diameter.

Get that sucker fixed! It's far to fun filled a gun to have it sidelined for long... :D I've even used mine for a few of the local Speed Steel matches in the "stock carbine" class. Even managed to beat a few folks that were running semi auto guns. Shooting the pump action fast was like being a kid back at the PNE at one of those shooting galleries! ! ! !
 
x2 on pipe cutter, only I replaced cutting disc with a washer. You will still have to go very easily, as I have found out (hard way) even a washer will cut through easily. 4 out of 5 success so far with it though. It is a tricky spot to get purchase with a pipe cutter, as the "crimp" is close to the end.

Each time I do it I wish I had made a mandrel to press onto, but patience/common sense is lacking on this end.
 
Pipe cutter and washer sounds like the way to go, if no luck and need a new tube let me know and I can try a my winchester tube in my Rossi for you so you will know if they fit each other, I'm thinking yes but not 100%.
 
The dulled out pipe cutter would act simular to a bead roller. Got to be rounded so as not to cut. Dont heat unless the plastic follower is out or it will melt. Remove the knurled end to insert the follower when successful.
 
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