Proper tool fit when disassembling your Mosin

[Junk Yard Dog]

Try Liberty Tree collectors, if they don't have it them ebay or Gunbroker should have something up for auction.

[jones0430]

I had this happen when I bought my Mosin. I had to force the chewed up screws out and now I can't find replacement screws.

Which screws? If you mean the trigger guard screws, try Liberty tree

[Jolly Green Chopper]

I have owned a car,truck ,motorcycle and machine shop since retiring from the Air Force in 1970. During those years I have spent thousands of $$$ on various regular and specialty tools, from MAC,Cornwell ,Snap-On,Craftsman .Cobalt,etc.Why so many some ask? Well, lately many of the tool companies are mfg.specialty multipurpose tools that cover many applications. But the #1 reason is nothing beats a new, fresh,tool . I always turn in a tool for a new replacement when it shows excessive wear.This policy has saved my shop many $$$ headaches when working on difficult to replace parts.Guns and accessories also.Yes,proper tool fit is most important JGC

[A J]

I used to work in a factory where wind instruments were assembled by hand. Tiny slotted screws were the norm. One day the company's tool guy took me aside and showed me how to grind and fit screwdriver tips. I got good at it and would repair tips for my employees. The most important advice he gave me was to ensure a VERY tight fit. Sometimes the fit would be so tight that the tip of the screwdriver would be just a hair's width away from the slot. That, in his opinion, was the PERFECT fit.

[Rongo]

My wife was curious to learn how to clean guns last week... So I walked her thru a few including full dis-assembly. I showed her how to utilize the proper bit for the screw from my gunsmith driver set & she was also using my brass hammer & punch like a pro. She always wondered why I had so many tools on my cleaning bench; But now she knows, appreciates & actually enjoyed using them.

[Vendetta]

Not just on guns, I run into buggered screws on everything from Victrolas to carburetors.

Cars still have carburetors??!!??
Jon

No, but real cars do.

I wish I could like a post but qft.

[Oldvetteman]

Not just on guns, I run into buggered screws on everything from Victrolas to carburetors.

Cars still have carburetors??!!??
Jon

You betcha! See my avatar.

[jones0430]

Do those still come with a hot chick?

[Junk Yard Dog]

Nice Vette, one of my customers tells me today that his wife wants him to clean out the garage, he's had a disassembled 1958 Vette in there for 25 years, all the parts done, but he never got around to putting them all back together before the kids came along. Don't know what he wants for it yet, should be an interesting feeding frenzy once the local Vette guys find out about it.

[bunkysdad]

Jim did anything ever become of the 58 Vette?

[mogunner]

Just as important as the width, the correct type of screwdriver is of the utmost importance in keeping your screw slots as they should be. Most of your screwdrivers will have a "keystone" profile, basically a wedge that tapers down to the end. These blades don't contact the screw slot in it's entirety and put the pressure at the top of the slot. The more expensive "cabinet" profile blades that gunsmiths and jewelers use have the blade tip the exact same measurement for the entire depth of the blade that will contact the screw slot. I have both, and the cabinet profile are the ONLY ones that will ever touch a crucial slotted head screw. The keystone ones do make fine tools to pry off the lids on paint cans though...

[musketjon]

My first car was a '69 MGB roadster. It had a mixture of SAE, metric AND Whitworth. Talk about a head ache. But I loved that car.
Jon