Mauser action threads

[hooligan1]

Does anyone by chance know the exact tap size for the trigger guard screws that actually hold the action to the magazine, on this mauser,( from turkey).

 

[saands]

Pretty sure those are 1/4-22 ... NOT gonna be easy to find that tap at Home Depot

Saands

 

[hooligan1]

wrong. I've tried that one, it's not 6mm nor 7mm either!

 

[saands]

Maybe someone modified yours?? The inletting guide screws for Mausers that Brownells sells are 1/4-22 http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6644/Product/INLETTING-GUIDE-SCREWS

The Forster models at Midway are also 1/4-22 ...

Good luck,

Saands

 

[hooligan1]

I ordered a pair of those Forster action screws, and got them today but seems like the rear set of threads of the action are weird, and I wanted to chase'em out to smooth it up. If you say 1/4 22's I'll go to my hardware store tommorrow and browse the tap&dye section.
Thanks Saands

 

[Clemson]

You will have to buy that tap from someone like Brownells. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=17079/Product/HIGH-SPEED-STEEL-TAPS

Clemson

 

[hooligan1]

25 bucks before shipping? no!

 

[tango1niner]

Know anyone with a metric screw pitch gage and a 0-1" outside mic. Like a machinist/toolmaker friend?

 

[Clemson]

Mauser threads are not metric. They are standard Whitworth threads. The guard screws are 1/4-22. Barrel is 12 tpi.

 

[hooligan1]

Thanks fellas, I believe you when you say 1/4 22's and yes I have machinist friends but they don't live close, so I will have to go to my hardware store and check 'em out.

 

[madcratebuilder]

You well not find a 1/4-22 at the local hardware store. Brownells or Midway and expect to pay $20+.

A google search may find one cheaper, good luck.

 

[hooligan1]

This is becoming the reality of special tools and in a city as big as this one....

 

[Gunplummer]

Not just 1/4 - 22, but Whitworth. The thread angle is 55* but 60* will usually work, if you can even find one.

 

[hooligan1]

It makes me feel like licking sandpaper!

 

[edward5759]

Many of the Mausers I rebuilt I will ask the Person/Owner if the thread can be changed. If they say no then I charge a little more for the English Whitworth size. Otherwise I TIG weld the holes shut and re-tap them.

Ed

 

[Gunplummer]

Manhatten Supply Company (MSC) can probably be the cheapest way out for a tap.