Hi all. New member here. I'm a fairly longtime owner of this '42 SMLE. I decided recently to change the buttstock to a "Long". Bought an Aussie-made buttstock that's 'new' unfinished. And I have it fitted nicely into the rifle's butt socket now. However, the screw, my original one, doesn't really come through the receiver much. Barely above flush with the surface in fact. I am sure screw's square head is supposed to protrude more so it can nest with that metal piece in the rear of the handguard.

Anyone run into this situation? Is there such thing as a "long" screw? Or do I find a for-wood drill bit of the same size as the oiler/access hole and deepen it a little more? What would be the standard solution to this problem?

Thanks in advance.
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