Hi,

I'm trying to glass bed an A-Bolt and need to know where to get sone stock aligning screws and what size they are? I have Rem, Win, Mauser, Endfield and they don't fit the thread pitch. Does anyone know where I can get some or what size so I can build some?

Thanks,

The Big Dog

Those Brownings have different sized front and rear guard screws if memory serves me. I seem to recall the front being a ¼-20 and the rear being 24 TPI but I do not remember the diameter, other than it was different than the front.

If you take the screws to a good hardware store they can check the threads and sell you the proper sized dies and some drill rod and you can make your own aligning screws.

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Originally posted by Rick 0311:
I seem to recall the front being a ¼-20 and the rear being 24 TPI but I do not remember the diameter, other than it was different than the front.

Yup. The hardware store will call the rear a #10-24.

Here's a question I hadn't thought about before--is that 1/4" front screw way bigger than most actions or what? It seems most generic pillars were sized with a smaller screw in mind.

JonA,

Quarter inch is a pretty standard size for most American made bolt actions.

I just got finished bedding an A-Bolt .22, I don't know if the screw sizes are the same. I found a .25" rod with the proper thread pitch but on the Browning screw the threads seem to a smaller diameter than the main bolt body, it didn't fit.
I found that the easiest thing was to order a set of screws from Browning and cut the heads off.

Rob

Recoil Rob,

Like I said, the front and rear screws on these Brownings are not the same size. I’m 99% sure the front is a 1/4x20 though.

Alignment screws/pins are easier to work with if they are allot longer than the actual guard screws.