Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
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01/25/21 05:23 PM
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Well there is no video for starters. But you could tap them a little larger if need be say 3/4" NPT so you can see them.
If you have the sizes, I more than likely have the right taps and screws here and could send them to you.
Let's go Brandon
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
[Re: Leftlane]
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01/25/21 05:29 PM
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so you buggered the thread and need it tapped oversized ?
I would chase it first might be all you need.
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
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01/25/21 05:52 PM
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Just don't make the stock any lighter or you'll end up with a flinch Lol, alot of gun for him?? LMAO good ones.
Pete I am like you I am hopin to chase them and then drop in some redneck Loctite (fingernail polish) and never worry about it again until I break the freakin plastic sights (if anyone knows of steel that will fit I want a set). I give it an 8 outa 10 chance that will do the trick. If that didn't work then I'd have to tap it out over sized.
On the bolt, there are plastics so any heat at all would reguire disassembling even more small crap. I may just cut the obvious thing down a little at a time so that heat can dissipate... anyone think ithat would work?
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
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01/25/21 07:22 PM
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WELL I HAVE NEVER DONE A BOLT ON A CRICKET AND LIKELY NEVER WILL BUT I HAVE DONE A TON OF THE OLD SPRINGFIELD BOLTS BUT I WASN'T WORRYING ABOUT PLASTIC. IF I WERE DOING IT, INSTEAD OF BENDING THE ENTIRE BOLT HANDLE PARTIALLY MAKE A V CUT WITH A HACKSAW IN THE BOLT HANDLE WHERE YOU WANT IT TO BEND DOWN MORE PARELLLEL WITH THE STOCK AND ACETYLENE TORCH WELD IT TOGETHER THERE. [ORDINARY CLOTHES HANGER WIRE IS JUST FINE FOR THE METAL TO FILL WITH THE GAP WITH] FAR LESS HEAT WITH THE LOCALIZED WELD THAN HEATING THE HANDLE TO BEND IT. FILL A LITTLE LET IT COOL WIRE BRUASH CLEAN IT AND FILL SOME MORE JUST A THOUGHT
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
[Re: Leftlane]
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01/25/21 07:37 PM
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Feeding grounds it is as accurate as about any other 22 single shot but the original sights are not only junk but the back sight is mounted on a cantaliever where it sits right above the bolt face basically so dropping a shell in is tough. Loading a short or a CB round with gloves on b/c its cold to dispatch something would take a miracle.
I will be haulin it for the lack of weight and small size so I bought the upgraded sights and did away with the rear sight mount that was in my road anyway. For the back door or a shed the scope would be perfect.
Jayme- he is much better lookin than you but the way he shoots is a sign he just might be your boy LOL
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
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01/25/21 08:29 PM
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Unless they changed the rules you can send it to a LICENSED FFL for repairs and they can send them back to you. I sent my FFL back to them when Barry got in and have not kept up with the rules. To your original delima without seeing it I would GUESS the original sight screws are machine screws size 6 with a 48 thread per inch these being the most common size for scope bases and rings and sights. With 8x40 being the second most common. You will not find the 6x48 tap in garden variety stores you might find an 8x40. Before you get carried away first determine if the hole ya buggered is a blind, or a through if it’s blind you will need a plug tap even more uncommon. Brownells has them. the # 31 drill is correct for 6x48 tap. I don’t remember for sure but I think #27 drill size size is correct for 8x40 tap. This will be the next larger size. Probably. To do the bolt it should be detail stripped and a heat sink applied to hardned areas. A threaded insert should be Installed in the rear of the bolt to prevent the bolt body from folding in when heating the bolt handle and bending it. Pm me if you have any specific questions. Sawing/Grinding then welding might be the preferred solution for the low profile bolt but be advised many economy priced bolt actions THE BOLT HANDLE IS SOLDERED TO THE BOLT BODY And if you don’t have the correct alloy and flux you will not be able to get it back on. Best of luck to ya.
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
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01/25/21 08:48 PM
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chase the threads and use locktite let it sit a few days before trying it
if that fails later
since your not afraid to red neck it up a bit just JB weld it in place put some on the treads of that stripped screw use a tooth pick to put a bit under the sight and let it set up
your likely to break some other plastic part on that gun before you bust the sight
I was never a fan of the cricket
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
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01/25/21 09:58 PM
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Scuba will make that a great shooter! I want to see it with the sight screw holes tapped out to 3/4” npt. A cricket with a bazooka!
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Re: Any gun smith's on here- I got a project
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01/26/21 01:17 AM
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pass on the cloth electricians tape , got a cracked stock Steven's that was being held together with that tape , didn't work every well. cleaned up the crack saanded it all and epoxied it all back together , much better , you still need a dowel rod to knock your spent shell out because they went through extractors and no more parts available
I was talking with a guy who was building trade gun ML from a SS hydraulic tubing , he fit it for a breach plug and put a lock on it , he figured he would mock it up by epoxying the sights on , 20 years later it worked so well he never got around to cutting the dove tails.
his plan had been a little heat and the epoxy would release , he never got around to it
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