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Dfariswheel · May 6, 2012, 07:23 PM

I'd suspect the washer is to prevent the screw from loosening and is needed.

While there is no washer shown on the parts list, there are three different screws listed, and Remington often didn't show parts like washers because they were semi-permanently pressed on screws.

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/...spx?catid=4338

May 6, 2012, 07:23 PM	#2
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	I'd suspect the washer is to prevent the screw from loosening and is needed. While there is no washer shown on the parts list, there are three different screws listed, and Remington often didn't show parts like washers because they were semi-permanently pressed on screws. http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/...spx?catid=4338