REPLACEMENT GUN SCREW SETS.

[C Roger Giles]

I would not get any notions about tapping out the screw hole as the frame has been case hardened and it is so darn hard you will probably break your tap.

Much easier to work with the screw. That filing the screw down flush is a mistake, big time!

Rog

[Labowner]

Mike, find a drift punch that has a face the same size or smaller and set on top of buggerd screw and tap punch with hammer. A buggerd screw has all the origanal metal still there your just moving it back where it belongs.

[Harry Collins]

Roger,

You are correct, however in the case of the screws from Galazans they are about 1/8 to 1/4 inch proud of the hole and that is after you file above the threads to get them to index. That's about as clear as mud, but the best as I can explain it.

Harry

[TARNATION !!!]

Mike: I posted about returning a buggered head back to "decent". Not perfect, but decent.

I turned the screw into the receiver and gently tapped it with a small hammer but I like the idea of using the drift punch hammer combo a bit better. I was gentle but it could have been possible to miss the screw and hit the frame, although, as I said, the tapping was very gentle. It did not take much to move the majority of the metal back to position. Frankly, I was very surprised.

The gun is a "worthless" piece that should have found the scrap heap but I got foolish - only in time, not money. Been at it for many months, mostly soaking to remove rust. It was completey seized in every possible way with rust. Most screw heads were buggered so I tried the pening with the worst one and it is no longer the worst one.

Cheers,
Jack

[Mike Stahle]

Thanks guys,
I think I’ll give the drift punch idea a try.
The screws are not really that bad overall.
There are a couple that have little burrs that are like Velcro and want to snag on everything and anything including my fingers.

[TARNATION !!!]

Mike: Those little burs are the result of someone using undersized wedge screw drivers. If you do play with gun screws and do not already have "hollow ground" turn screw tips, they are well worth the investment. A good set will have the right tip to completely fill the length of the slot and completely fill the width. Unless that is done, one risks twisting the driver out of the screw under torque and there's your bur. Do it a couple more times and you have the really buggered screws we have all seen.
Also, since you only have annoying tiny burs, a brass punch or maybe even a hard nylon punch might fix it for you with minimal likelihood of causing damage anywhere else.

Tap gently !!

Cheers,
Jack