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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 169459" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>HP; replace the slotted head action screws with socket heads when you can. I make my own by modifying commercially available 1/4" 28 tpi socket head stainless screws, but I think they come on some Weatherby's, so you may be able to get them from Weatherby.</p><p></p><p>The 1/4" x 28 machine screw tap is not a tapered (conical) thread, but the starter tap is sometimes called a taper. You only need to run a 1/4 x 28 bottom tap into the blind hole in the recoil lug and then blow the hole out with compressed air to clean it up. No, the locktite won't re-set, but clean it off everything, and don't use locktite at all on the action screws. I use 65 to 85 inch lbs of torque on the socket head screws and they never come loose. </p><p></p><p>Since you need to get your rifle going quickly, just clean the screws you have, and the holes with the tap if you can. If you can't get a tap in time, use a small pointed 90 deg pick to clean most of the locktite out the hole.Clean up the slots in the screw heads with a very small flat file so that they will hold a screwdriver bit, tighten them by feel, and test fire to see if your zero moved. </p><p></p><p>Good luck, Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 169459, member: 2580"] HP; replace the slotted head action screws with socket heads when you can. I make my own by modifying commercially available 1/4" 28 tpi socket head stainless screws, but I think they come on some Weatherby's, so you may be able to get them from Weatherby. The 1/4" x 28 machine screw tap is not a tapered (conical) thread, but the starter tap is sometimes called a taper. You only need to run a 1/4 x 28 bottom tap into the blind hole in the recoil lug and then blow the hole out with compressed air to clean it up. No, the locktite won't re-set, but clean it off everything, and don't use locktite at all on the action screws. I use 65 to 85 inch lbs of torque on the socket head screws and they never come loose. Since you need to get your rifle going quickly, just clean the screws you have, and the holes with the tap if you can. If you can't get a tap in time, use a small pointed 90 deg pick to clean most of the locktite out the hole.Clean up the slots in the screw heads with a very small flat file so that they will hold a screwdriver bit, tighten them by feel, and test fire to see if your zero moved. Good luck, Tom [/QUOTE]
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