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Willie Sutton · January 29, 2013, 04:49 PM

^^ What he said.

You do not remove the screw to break the frame away from the barrel, and you do not use the screw to attempt to set the depth the wedge goes into the mortise. The ONLY reason AFAIK for the screw is to prevent loss of the wedge when disassembling for routine cleaning.

Willie

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January 29, 2013, 04:49 PM	#8
Willie Sutton Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2012 Posts: 1,066	^^ What he said. You do not remove the screw to break the frame away from the barrel, and you do not use the screw to attempt to set the depth the wedge goes into the mortise. The ONLY reason AFAIK for the screw is to prevent loss of the wedge when disassembling for routine cleaning. Willie .