I need to replace the 8 ring screws on a set of sako bases- I think they are 3.5 x .7 metric. where would I go to find 8 of the darn things. They are Sako rings dating from about 1985 or so.

john

I ordered some from Brownell's a few years ago. I would try there first.

Thanks, I looked there- they catalog packages of 100 for $52 or so. I was kind of hoping I could find just 8.


jh

John,

One of the handiest little gadgets you can buy if you work/play with guns is a “screw-checker.†Brownells sells them and they are a Godsend when you have a screw that needs to be replaced and you are guessing at the actual size you need.

They come in either US standard or metric and you can determine the correct size/screw pitch for most sizes of screws used on rifles/pistols/shotguns.

Brownells also sells blank screw kits in standard and metric so you can make up your own if you need to.

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Originally posted by john h:
I need to replace the 8 ring screws on a set of sako bases- I think they are 3.5 x .7 metric. where would I go to find 8 of the darn things. They are Sako rings dating from about 1985 or so.

john

Most cities of about 15,000 population or more (at least out here in the Western U.S.) Have a "Nut" House...that is, a Nut & Bolt supply house. They will normally stock darned near anything you can imagine in that line, or be able to get it overnight from their central supplier(s)

They're on Ebay all the time. Just do a search under "Sports" "Hunting" for "Sako" and you'll see them.