Coming from a machinist point of view...why 8-40 screws for the sight mount screws on the rifle receivers instead of common 8-32??
Yes I know more threads per inch for better strength...but a sight mount??
So much for a quick little project. 8-40's hard to come by at typical walk in stores!
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fortyshooter
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Re: Why oddball screws on guns?
I know its not a local store 40 but have you thought about Brownells?
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Re: Why oddball screws on guns?
so they can get folks like me to spend money on things like Wheeler Engineering Gunsmithing Screwdriver Set with Durable Construction and Storage Case for Gunsmithing and Maintenance ===> https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-Engineer ... 314&sr=8-4
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Re: Why oddball screws on guns?
You’ll understand when you are a little older
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Re: Why oddball screws on guns?
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8-40 is very common here. Not so much 8/32.
8-40 is very common here. Not so much 8/32.
fortyshooter wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:32 pmComing from a machinist point of view...why 8-40 screws for the sight mount screws on the rifle receivers instead of common 8-32??
Yes I know more threads per inch for better strength...but a sight mount??
So much for a quick little project. 8-40's hard to come by at typical walk in stores!
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North Country Gal
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Re: Why oddball screws on guns?
Actually, 6-48 is the standard size used by the vast majority of brands for the thread size on scope mounts, even brands made outside the U.S. Marlin was always the oddball with it's 8-40. If you need 8-40, check mounts for Marlins.
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Re: Why oddball screws on guns?
Another former machinist here. You might find a 8-40 at Lowes or Home Depot, if you have one handy, but likely they would be a socket screw head. Never had a need to check, but might be worth a look if you're close. Other than that, Brownells, etc. as someone else said. Good luck........fortyshooter wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:32 pmComing from a machinist point of view...why 8-40 screws for the sight mount screws on the rifle receivers instead of common 8-32??
Yes I know more threads per inch for better strength...but a sight mount??
So much for a quick little project. 8-40's hard to come by at typical walk in stores!
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Re: Why oddball screws on guns?
forty, I might have some 8-40 screws. I'll check today when we get back from church and breakfast. Pretty sure I do, but, will check.
Edit: Dang, 6-40x3/8" and 6-48x1/4". Well, we tried. About 10 each.
Edit: Dang, 6-40x3/8" and 6-48x1/4". Well, we tried. About 10 each.
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