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I've recently picked up a very nice older rifle--a Schultz & Larsen M68DL in 7x61 S&H. However, the action screws (which are metric M6x1) have less-than-pristine heads, and I'd like to be able to replace them. Does anyone know of someone who makes screws for guns? I've checked out a couple of large-scale manufacturers of fasteners, but haven't found anything on their websites that would duplicate the appearance of the existing screws. Here’s a picture of them. Any help will be much appreciated. ______________________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell | ||
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Why not just file the heads down to clean them up? | |||
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I'll teach you how to restore screws. Do Not file on them; that removes metal you need. Put the screw in a vise, head up. Peen the burred slot edges back where they came from. Take a thin file, or if you have a milling machine, a slotting cutter, and cut the slot clean again.Then you can file on the top, but a belt sander is better; or use abrasive paper on a file to clean up and polish the top. Lastly, take a propane torch and heat it until it turns blue. Carefully, if you go past blue it will turn gray; you can start over; polish and do it again. No need to make a new one. If I make you new ones, it will cost you $20 each. | |||
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Those are definitely salvageable. Ditto dpcd. | |||
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Well...If you want to go with allen head, Brownells sells a blank guard screw kit...just wind on a proper die, turn head to proper diameter (can be doe with a drill motor) and you'll not have to worry about buggered up slots again. | |||
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brownells offers a slotted version of those screw blanks too | |||
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