This consists of a 5-40 thread steel
fillister head screw with brass press-in nut and ferrule.
These both press into a 1/4 inch (.250 diameter) hole in
the grips (use the screw to pull them in as you tighten it
with the nut and ferrule lined up). The grips are put on the gun, and screw is then marked
flush with the grip surface
and then removed and cut off. The screw can be ground and polished slightly shorter to clean
up the end, and to make it slightly below the grip surface when assembled.
NOTE: You do not need to buy this with most of my grips! I
include and install hardware on double action and single action
revolver grips which are large enough to use this size. Some
of the specialized size grips that use tiny screws do not come
with mounting screws and hardware, but those which can use these
generally come with them. Check the description of the item.
You can cut the screw to length with an abrasive wheel (wear
eye protection), or even better, with a small machine
screw cutting tool that also is used to strip electrical
wire. Some of these have 4-40 and 5-40 threaded holes in
one jaw and a shearing hole in the other. This cleans up
the threads when you unscrew the properly cut screw. All you have to
do then is lightly sand or grind the tip to make it look
nice and get rid of burrs.
If you need such a tool, I can get it for you for about $20.
It is very useful if you do much of this sort of screw thread
cutting and has several other common small thread sizes
also. You can also hold the part you want to remove with a
vise and cut the rest off with a hacksaw using a 42 tooth/inch
or finer metal cutting blade. Stainless steel cuts with
minor difficulty, but it will cut off. Most but not all of the screws which I carry are stainless steel. Some are zinc plated mild steel, and will cut more easily. The 5-40 x 1.25 inch (1-1/4) is plated steel. You can snip it
with a pair of tough diagonal wire cutters or a small bolt cutter,
which means you have to allow for a good bit of tip grinding.
Note: I also have 4-40 fillister head 8-18 stainless
slotted screws and nuts, and 2-56 fillister head 8-18
stainless steel slotted screws and nuts, for those little bitty
grips on small frame weapons. The 4-40 size is more than
enough for any handgun as far as strength and recoil
resistance, and is easier to find replacement screws than
the 5-40. Just saying... if you don't need 5-40, use
a 4-40 and you'll be ahead of the game in the future!
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