No.4 (T) for $20 build thread

[bigduke6]

Pardon me for butting in, but I spied a no4 rifle recently that had been sported some time in the past and it was marked with a T on the butt socket left side and has a telescope mount arrangement very similar to what Im seeing here. I seem to recall it having a (R) next to the T. The mount had three screws soldered in like that and you could see solder around those pads like that? Should I grab it for the hell of it? It was fairly nicely done arrangement at one time if you would call it that but had lost its appeal somewhere along the way. Apologies, just thought a good time to ask. It was a little more than 20 bucks but yet the going price for a sawed off and ruined rifle around my way.

Buy it now and ask questions later........

[Jsne]

About the remaining screws
If you have a dremmel with a fine round diamond head
You can line up the punch mark and dril straight

jsne

[jonh172]

About the remaining screws
If you have a dremmel with a fine round diamond head
You can line up the punch mark and dril straight

jsne

This did cross my mind!
I'll be squaring off the tops with an endmill which should giive me a good surface to work with but if that fails thanks for the tip.

[browningautorifle]

I'll be squaring off the tops

Even if you can just square up a small center it will be enough.

[jonh172]

Got a chance to clamp the action in the drill press today and touch up the studs with an endmill.



Should be able to get a center off this.

[browningautorifle]

Even if you take most of it out like that and then heat and worm it out...

[jonh172]

Even if you take most of it out like that and then heat and worm it out...

I was thinking of doing that but this endmill is the proper drill size for 4Ba,
If my setup is crooked in either direction I'll knick the threads.

I'll keep that as plan B if this fails.

[Peter Laidler]

You are making a mountain out of a molehill here.......... We had these screws shear all of the time as well as most(?) other screws on most other equipment we had in service. Every old car owner too has encountered them all the time too. Centre drill, drill through - at least it's not a blind hole - heat up and screw (or worm) out. It really is THAT simple!

[browningautorifle]

Centre drill, drill through - at least it's not a blind hole - heat up and screw (or worm) out. It really is THAT simple!

Exactly...done my share...

[jonh172]

Just making sure I don't enter the ranks of bubba!!