Got a screw loose....

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So...is there a correct method/torque for tightening action screws on old army guns?

Mausers/Enfields/Nagants and any other gun that uses 2 or more screws to 'clamp' the mag/trigger group to the reciever/barrel?

Can it make a big difference in accuracy if they are tightened in the correct sequence or too tight/too loose?

whatcha think?
 
Hey Bud
When it comes to mausers you will usually find action screw retaining screws built into the trigger guard. That kind of throws off your action tension to where I am usually confortable with.

However I always torque my action screws down to where I am comfortable that repeated use, recoil and temperature variations will not adjust or back out the action screw. This is especially important with enfields as you have only one tension screw to work with.

Having said that I manually torque the screw down to where I can almost no longer move it (but not quite).

Only done when I don't have grease or oil on my gunsmithing screw driver set. That throws everything out the window!
 
i think you are over thinking old army guns. as we both know those old fire sticks were built at a time when billy ,hans, or yuri("hello my friends i am yuri, it is very cold in my factory") in the gun factory was crankin them out as fast as his seventeen year old girly hands could turn them. if yuri didn't get the screw tight enough i am sure he got a slap and the end user grabbed his pocket knife and tighted it till it didn't fall out anymore. army guns are tore apart and rebuild by the user so many times that the screws will either be stretched or have the preminition to strip should you throw the original intendended tork on it. just my opinion. you can't blame the screws when you miss the gongs you know. :)
 
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