Who neede the recoil plate screw?

[imarangemaster]

Old timers hit me, and I can't remember who was looking for a recoil plate screw. I was digging in my box, and found I have two nice spares, and only need one. Speak up and I will send it to you gratis.

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[ABPOS]

Me, but I think the escucheon is causing it. Which I'm not sure what to do about it. It might just bung up a new screw. I tried screwing it in the other way, like someone suggested. And it goes in good for a bit, and cleans the screw up, but then if I go in far enough, it starts to get hard. So, more than likely, when someone was assembling it, they somehow bunged up the top few threads on the escucheon. Probably by ramming on the screw/bolt. Eh? I might just leave it. It still screws in, it is just hard and the threads on the screw get a little flatter than they should. I suppose it could be dirt, but you'd think it would come out after working it back and forth a few times.

That is awfully awfully nice of you to offer. Both of you that have now. But I have a feeling it will just make a good screw, bad. You know?

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

The Karma for getting a gratis handguard. Good for you.

[imarangemaster]

Me, but I think the escucheon is causing it. Which I'm not sure what to do about it. It might just bung up a new screw. I tried screwing it in the other way, like someone suggested. And it goes in good for a bit, and cleans the screw up, but then if I go in far enough, it starts to get hard. So, more than likely, when someone was assembling it, they somehow bunged up the top few threads on the escucheon. Probably by ramming on the screw/bolt. Eh? I might just leave it. It still screws in, it is just hard and the threads on the screw get a little flatter than they should. I suppose it could be dirt, but you'd think it would come out after working it back and forth a few times.

That is awfully awfully nice of you to offer. Both of you that have now. But I have a feeling it will just make a good screw, bad. You know?

I have an escutcheon too. Let me put the screw and escutcheon together and make sure they are both good. PM me your mailing address.

[ABPOS]

Uh oh. I'm really worried about messing up my stock if I take that escutcheon out though. I'll PM you my address though. I am humbled by your generosity. I wish I could bring my carbines over to you and have you have a look at them.

[phil441]

I was going to suggest to ABPOS that he just use a cheap Chinese tap to clean out the threads of the escutcheon from the outside when I realized that "oldtimers" had hit me too. Does anyone remember the thread size of the screw?
Eric Nicolaus' new compilation indicates .2000-40-NS-2 but it seems I've seen a more common number.

[USGI]

Kuhnhausen's Shop Manual shows ".200-40 NS" which is basically the same thing minus the class of fit. I know what NC and NF mean, but never heard of NS. I doubt that a tap in that size would be easy to find, but I'm often wrong. I bet hitting directly on the escutchion with a punch, rather than with a screw in place is what messes them up. - Bob

[imarangemaster]

I have a new escutcheon and recoil plate screw headed his way.

[ABPOS]

I'm blown away by this. Wow. Thank you!!!! I just hope I don't mess up the stock, but your instructions seem good imarangemaster. Thank you!

[imarangemaster]

Take an exacto knife and trim any wood overlapping the escutcheon before driving it out.