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Matching the rail to the action, and fixing it in place.
In addition to the above, I had to replace some of the rail screws on both rails, some of the screws were engaging two or three threads before the bedding, so I replaced them with longer ones to use all but the last thread in the action holes.
I have a rifle where in the past was necessary to attach the rail to the action with 6mm screws. After this exercise, I realise I could have just used 4mm screws on that one, and bonded it to the action for the same result.
Posted : 16/07/2025 6:32 am
That is a trick I learned. If the thread on the action is stripped, the thread is for a non-metric (#6-48)screw. These are like hens teeth in ZA, but a M4 torque screw is easy to find. The M4 is slightly larger in diameter, so I drill out what is left of the old thread and re-tap with an M4 and viola, perfect fit.
Posted : 22/07/2025 2:38 am