Savage No 4 Mk1 T

[Alan de Enfield]

Is that 'staking' of the screws 'normal' ?



I was under the impression that it is the surrounding metal that is punched so it deforms into the screw slot.

It is certainly that way on both my 4T & L42

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[Surpmil]

Is that 'staking' of the screws 'normal' ?



I was under the impression that it is the surrounding metal that is punched so it deforms into the screw slot.

It is certainly that way on both my 4T & L42

IIRC Peter told us in the past that as some pads, having repeatedly come loose and been repeatedly re-staked, became impossible to stake from the pad into the screw slot, the screw head was instead staked into one of the divots formed in the edge of the pad previously.

[CINDERS]

IIRC Peter told us in the past that as some pads, having repeatedly come loose and been repeatedly re-staked, became impossible to stake from the pad into the screw slot, the screw head was instead staked into one of the divots formed in the edge of the pad previously.

My BSA 1944 T is listed on page 48 of Peter & Ian's book (A K & S 16684) being involved in dowelled bush & screw trials this is evident on the number of stakings on the front pad.
Scope & rifle are still together, I have no plans moving it on.