Source of Cheek Rest Screws?

[tbonesmith]

I've been keeping the steel slot heads we pull out of old jobs we have to dismantle at work(joinery and cabinets). If you really can't find any send me PM and I'll send you some. I might not have 1 1/4" but drill your pilot hole to the correct diameter and use a cut down 1 1/2". I might have the 1 1/4 anyway, just cant recall exactly this minute.

[Cold_Zero]

I've got tons of brass ones lying about. Haven't managed to find the correct steel ones, though tbh, I haven't looked very hard.

I am in a similar boat, brass no problem. Have not made it a mission to find them but look whenever I am in a hardware store or spot a can of odd screws in a shop. Not that easy to find, here anyway.

[RobD]

Baal, the instruction that the the screws should be in line with right edge of the action and the rear of the cheekpiece is 75 mm (3 inches) from the buttplate comes from the main gunsmith at Fultons of Bisley. But then again what does he know.

[Baal]

I'll accept that it's standard practice to locate the cheek piece as you say as a general rule of thumb. But rule of thumb only. My sniper training pamphlet says "Explain that the purpose of the cheek rest is to provided comfort when aiming with the telescopic sight fitted; it must not interfere with the grip of the right hand and it is permissible for the unit armourer to effect alterations to suit individuals. With the men in the aiming position, discuss with each in turn if their cheek rest is satisfactory and if not, arrange to have them modified."

In looking at my own No4T, the screws are slightly to the left of the right edge of the action and the rear of the cheek rest is 3.5 inches from the butt plate. For me, this is less than ideal as I'm left-handed and there is a high spot on the front left edge of the cheek rest that sits uncomfortably under the lower part of my thumb. I've considered relocating the cheek rest further back, or trimming the high spot down, but so far have decided to leave it as issued.

[fergs]

my old no1 mk111 snipe has the brass version screws, i was missing one so i raided dads tool bbench. Here i found an assortment of both the steel and brass screws that fit.
good luck
regards
Fergs

[Son]

I'll accept that it's standard practice to locate the cheek piece as you say as a general rule of thumb. But rule of thumb only. My sniper training pamphlet says "Explain that the purpose of the cheek rest is to provided comfort when aiming with the telescopic sight fitted; it must not interfere with the grip of the right hand and it is permissible for the unit armourer to effect alterations to suit individuals. With the men in the aiming position, discuss with each in turn if their cheek rest is satisfactory and if not, arrange to have them modified."

In looking at my own No4T, the screws are slightly to the left of the right edge of the action and the rear of the cheek rest is 3.5 inches from the butt plate. For me, this is less than ideal as I'm left-handed and there is a high spot on the front left edge of the cheek rest that sits uncomfortably under the lower part of my thumb. I've considered relocating the cheek rest further back, or trimming the high spot down, but so far have decided to leave it as issued.

Baal, I'm afraid that in the day the rifle was used, there was no such thing as a left handed shooter. Nobody completed basic until they passed right handed.

Spot on about the adjustments, though. Id agree they'd have a "starting point" for the cheek rest at the factory. With the Lithgow snipers, the cheekrest and screws, and the trigger guard screw swivel, were added to the chest as options to be fitted by an armourer to suit the shooter. In fact, none of the cheekrests actually fitted onto the butt without modification.
This is evident by the spare HT butts that were available a while back- they had the cheekrests screwed on, but not fitted at all!

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[Brian Dick]

How many do you need? I've got plenty in Parkerized steel or brass. Your choice.

[Cold_Zero]

Thanks Brian, will send email.

Thanks to everyone who has offered as well, very much appreciated.