Would it be blasphemous to....

[kygen]

use American screws on the butt plate and sling holder of a Russian sks?

[Irrelavant]

use American screws on the butt plate and sling holder of a Russian sks?

Yes, blasphemous indeed...HOWEVER Communist China made screws are totally fine

[SonofWWIIDI]

Meh, once you've had one screw...

[bruceflinch]

Use the US screws. If someone calls you out, put them in charge of finding the correct replacements!

[Vlad 11]

Why not use original screws?

[kygen]

I went to the hardware store to look at the wood screws. I found screws that are the same length, but they are skinnier than the Chinese/Russian screws; so I don't know if they would work ;o

[bohoki]

eh put your imperial capitalistic screws the workers will not revolt

[hambam105]

The bullets won't go as fast with improper butt plate screws.

[kygen]

The bullets won't go as fast with improper butt plate screws.

ohs nos! ;o



so the thinner screws should work then correct? maybe I should try finding some around the house and see if those work

[NOTABIKER]

go to a hardware store in Santa Monica and pretend you are in a communist country. get some screws their. fax simally.

[gunboat]

what do you mean by "thinner" -- if the diameter of the "screw" portion of the screw is smaller, they will not hold -
Possibly you could use a slightly smaller diameter if it is longer -about three threads longer than the existing hole --

[kygen]

what do you mean by "thinner" -- if the diameter of the "screw" portion of the screw is smaller, they will not hold -
Possibly you could use a slightly smaller diameter if it is longer -about three threads longer than the existing hole --

the screws that I found at the hardware store are of a smaller diameter than the ones on my other sks's. I might try using a longer screw and see what happens, thanks for the tip

[knucklehead0202]

lol, real commie screws can be found in sacramento or D.C. these days i'm sure. if you can find "thinner" ones that have a correct-looking head, just throw a toothpick or two in the screw holes so they grab ok.

[rm1911]

In Soviet Union rifle screws you

[chknlyps2]

https://www.desertfoxsales.com/sks_parts_stripper_clips_stocks_s/1.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1&show=10&page=2

Both sizes of screws should be on this page, 95 cents each