7/32-40 die needed to clean-up peep sight

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13 June 2008, 22:04

ruger270

7/32-40 die needed to clean-up peep sight

Gentlemen,

I am in need of a 7/32-40 die to clean-up the threads on an aperture for my NECG peep sight. I am trying to use a .150" Williams Twilight aperture in my NECG on my Ruger #1, but the threads on the aperture do not extend far enough down the shaft of the aperture. I need to extend the threads another .1" and I can't seem to find anything locally (Mesa, AZ) and I don't want to spend $15 ordering a die just to fix an $8 aperture. Any suggestions? How much would a machinist pay to cut the threads? A gunsmith? Does anybody have one that they would be willing to let me borrow? I would of course pay shipping.

Thanks for the help.

Jesse

14 June 2008, 03:17

zimbabwe

Do you have enough internal threads on the other part so that you could just relieve the threads on the apeture rather than extend them? Just a suggestion.

14 June 2008, 06:50

Duane Wiebe

Depends if you want to "bubble gum " it or fix i right...hell,,,spend the 15 bucks and do it right

16 June 2008, 01:19

ireload2

quote:
Originally posted by ruger270:
Gentlemen,

I am in need of a 7/32-40 die to clean-up the threads on an aperture for my NECG peep sight. I am trying to use a .150" Williams Twilight aperture in my NECG on my Ruger #1, but the threads on the aperture do not extend far enough down the shaft of the aperture. I need to extend the threads another .1" and I can't seem to find anything locally (Mesa, AZ) and I don't want to spend $15 ordering a die just to fix an $8 aperture. Any suggestions? How much would a machinist pay to cut the threads? A gunsmith? Does anybody have one that they would be willing to let me borrow? I would of course pay shipping.

Thanks for the help.

Jesse

There is an aperture seller on Ebay that might fix it for you. He might have a replacement ready made or could make you replacement too.

16 June 2008, 18:13

ruger270

George,

Do you know the sellers name?

16 June 2008, 22:02

Jim Kobe

I may sound kinda dumb here but, I have never heard of a 7/32 x 40 die. Maybe a #12-40 but not a 7/32.

The major diameter on a #12 Screw is .216" and 7/32 decimal equivalent is .2187" I think you do have a 12-40 thread there.

16 June 2008, 22:48

ruger270

Jim,

I have found a 7/32-40 die listed on Brownells (stock number 080-598-112), and at some websites devoted to selling tools for small hobbies.

Jesse