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Post by potatojudge on May 13, 2022 9:48:27 GMT -5
Does anybody know of a good source of hex head screws for the upper portion of the Bisley grip frames? I hate getting a screwdriver in there when better options exist.
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rkrcpa
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Post by rkrcpa on May 13, 2022 9:50:24 GMT -5
Ruger?
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Post by bigbrowndog on May 13, 2022 10:09:02 GMT -5
the last couple of sets I ordered from Brownells all came hex or Torx
Trapr
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Post by leadhound on May 13, 2022 12:34:50 GMT -5
Wonder if it be a common thread size?
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gcf
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Post by gcf on May 13, 2022 12:46:35 GMT -5
Pretty sure I got my last set (hex head) from Midway. Course that was a while back...
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Post by blacktailslayer on May 13, 2022 13:47:13 GMT -5
I can't remember the size and thread pitch, but they are NOT common and you will NOT find them at your hometown hardware store.
Don D.
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Post by bushog on May 13, 2022 13:50:21 GMT -5
Even some of the new blue bisleys came with stainless screws. THEYRE HARD TO FIND BUT I GOT MY LAST ONES FROM brownells
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Post by potatojudge on May 13, 2022 14:00:03 GMT -5
Thanks guys, and yes Ruger.
I think the last ones I got through midway were slotted but it's been a number of years.
I'll see what they're shipping now.
I just think that's a horrible place for slotted screws. Really, though they look traditional, slotted screws for grip frames are in all ways inferior and only lead to damaged screw heads and scratches from slipped screwdrivers. Since nobody really looks at the grip frame screws anyway I'd just as soon swap them all.
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Post by bushog on May 13, 2022 14:42:41 GMT -5
For that matter its a pita to get an allen wrench in there too.
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Post by mike454 on May 13, 2022 17:38:33 GMT -5
Never seen slotted head bisley screws since my then girlfriend, now wife bought my first bisley new in '92 for my 21st B-day. Wonder if a prior owner slipped them in when he couldn't find the hex variety.
I find a ball head allen wrench works best in that location using only the standard allen for the first turn out and last turn in. The ball end want to torque out under too much pressure.
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Post by bushog on May 13, 2022 17:52:11 GMT -5
Never seen slotted head bisley screws since my then girlfriend, now wife bought my first bisley new in '92 for my 21st B-day. Wonder if a prior owner slipped them in when he couldn't find the hex variety. I find a ball head allen wrench works best in that location using only the standard allen for the first turn out and last turn in. The ball end want to torque out under too much pressure. I keep trying to use the allen bit that came with my "Ruger" screwdriver from Brownells. Insanity.. |
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Post by mike454 on May 13, 2022 18:01:26 GMT -5
I find a ball head allen wrench works best in that location using only the standard allen for the first turn out and last turn in. The ball end want to torque out under too much pressure. I keep trying to use the allen bit that came with my "Ruger" screwdriver from Brownells. Insanity.. Tried the Brownells bit a time or two as well. Not sure why, but it does cause more problems than it solves! |
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Post by leftysixgun on May 13, 2022 19:48:59 GMT -5
I bought a bunch from McMaster Carr, they take an Allen Key. I cant remember the thread pitch off the top of my head right now.
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aciera
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Post by aciera on May 13, 2022 19:49:24 GMT -5
I would expect McMaster-Carr also.
I’m pretty sure that’s where we got them.
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Post by Gunny268 on May 13, 2022 20:50:45 GMT -5
My ACE Hardware store has one of those flat sectional trays that is stocked with the more common gun screws. Includes the hex head variety too.
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