Does anyone know what the rear screw on a rem 7 is supposed to be? It doesn't look like 8-32 and it's not quite 8-40. Maybe it's 9-37 and third?

Pretty frustrating; it's about to become an M5...

8 x 36 TPI
1/4 x 28 TPI

The 700's use the 1/4 in. screw and the M7 uses the #8.

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Originally posted by speerchucker30x378:
8 x 36 TPI

Thanks! That explains what I'm seeing.

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Originally posted by jpl:

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Originally posted by speerchucker30x378:
8 x 36 TPI

Thanks! That explains what I'm seeing.

1/4 x 28 and 8 x 36 are both standard, unified machine screw sizes. You can pick up boxes of them in hex head configuration at most of the fastener places. The only headache in small towns is that you have to special order them in 2 or 2-1/4 inch length which normally takes a couple of days.