Source for hex pan head action screws

deepcore · December 1, 2011, 09:25 PM

I'm looking for replacement action screws for my Win 70.
Want to switch to hex pan heads from the slot pan heads.
Winchester no longer carries the hex heads for my older 70.
They couldn't even tell me the thread dimensions.

Trip to the hardware store got me close at 1/4-20 and 1/4-28 but no cigar.

Any suggested sources? Just want not to be on pins and needles that my slot bit will slip and scratch something.

Coach Z · December 1, 2011, 09:43 PM

Check out McMaster.com. HUGE industrial supply shop and they have literally every type / size / pitch / hardness / thread fastener ever made.

Good luck

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Fleet · December 1, 2011, 10:58 PM

If you have a Fastenal near you, you might try there.

Scorch · December 2, 2011, 12:09 AM

Or just order them from Brownells or Midway.

Winchesters had oddball screw thread pitch, it is not a standard thread pitch.

hoghunting · December 2, 2011, 12:37 PM

The Win 70 is threaded 1/4"-32, good luck finding that at a hardware store. As Scorch suggested www.brownells.com part # 661-000-057

brickeyee · December 2, 2011, 12:59 PM

Might be worth some lathe time if you only need a few.

December 1, 2011, 09:25 PM	#1
deepcore Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2010 Posts: 364	Source for hex pan head action screws I'm looking for replacement action screws for my Win 70. Want to switch to hex pan heads from the slot pan heads. Winchester no longer carries the hex heads for my older 70. They couldn't even tell me the thread dimensions. Trip to the hardware store got me close at 1/4-20 and 1/4-28 but no cigar. Any suggested sources? Just want not to be on pins and needles that my slot bit will slip and scratch something.

December 2, 2011, 12:09 AM	#4
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Or just order them from Brownells or Midway. Winchesters had oddball screw thread pitch, it is not a standard thread pitch. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

December 1, 2011, 09:43 PM	#2
Coach Z Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2011 Location: RI Posts: 795	Check out McMaster.com. HUGE industrial supply shop and they have literally every type / size / pitch / hardness / thread fastener ever made. Good luck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

December 1, 2011, 10:58 PM	#3
Fleet Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2011 Posts: 108	If you have a Fastenal near you, you might try there.

December 2, 2011, 12:37 PM	#5
hoghunting Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2006 Posts: 1,559	The Win 70 is threaded 1/4"-32, good luck finding that at a hardware store. As Scorch suggested www.brownells.com part # 661-000-057

December 2, 2011, 12:59 PM	#6
brickeyee Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2004 Posts: 3,351	Might be worth some lathe time if you only need a few.