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G1–G7: Nearly had a heart attack!
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<blockquote data-quote="Susquatch" data-source="post: 1654386" data-attributes="member: 31264"><p>Yup, most factory actions take #6 screws. Most custom actions take #8 screws. Easy to open up and tap a factory action to #8 and many quality rails are available with #8 screws too.</p><p></p><p>I prefer #8 screws, but wouldn't modify an action unless I had to. #6 screws do work fine. Their biggest weakness is the odd heavy handed owner stripping them by overtorquing.</p><p></p><p>I think the previous poster intentionally upsized thinking that upsizing allows a smith to offset the new holes a bit to align the mounts. While that is true, it is a lot easier said than done. The new holes have to milled instead of drilled because a drill will simply follow the old hole.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Susquatch, post: 1654386, member: 31264"] Yup, most factory actions take #6 screws. Most custom actions take #8 screws. Easy to open up and tap a factory action to #8 and many quality rails are available with #8 screws too. I prefer #8 screws, but wouldn't modify an action unless I had to. #6 screws do work fine. Their biggest weakness is the odd heavy handed owner stripping them by overtorquing. I think the previous poster intentionally upsized thinking that upsizing allows a smith to offset the new holes a bit to align the mounts. While that is true, it is a lot easier said than done. The new holes have to milled instead of drilled because a drill will simply follow the old hole. [/QUOTE]
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