Air rifle kink.

Dixie Gunsmithing · September 12, 2013, 03:23 PM

I was working on an old Sheridan Blue Streak for a guy, and the bolt needed removed. They have a small 1/8" hex head screw that holds them in, and when I say hex head, it is a male bolt head. I didn't have anything like a nut driver to fit it, as I couldn't find my jewelers screwdrivers that I think had about three in it. It also sits in a square recess in the receiver, and pliers would not grip it easily. The kink or the cure was as follows. I took a hex set screw, about 1" long, and used it as a socket. I then used some vise-grips on the set screw to unscrew the thing, and then reinstall it. The set screw worked just like a socket would have, and fit within the square hole in the receiver. Note, they do make nut drivers this small, I just couldn't locate one at the time.

Anyhow, if you ever run across any small hex head bolts or cap screws like this, use a set screw as a socket in a pinch.

CowTowner · September 12, 2013, 03:53 PM

Very cool work-around. Thanks for sharing.

Roughedge · September 12, 2013, 04:47 PM

Thats using your head.

triggerman770 · September 18, 2013, 03:36 AM

he's right been there and done it.

September 12, 2013, 03:23 PM	#1
Dixie Gunsmithing Moderator Emeritus Join Date: April 27, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,923	Air rifle kink. I was working on an old Sheridan Blue Streak for a guy, and the bolt needed removed. They have a small 1/8" hex head screw that holds them in, and when I say hex head, it is a male bolt head. I didn't have anything like a nut driver to fit it, as I couldn't find my jewelers screwdrivers that I think had about three in it. It also sits in a square recess in the receiver, and pliers would not grip it easily. The kink or the cure was as follows. I took a hex set screw, about 1" long, and used it as a socket. I then used some vise-grips on the set screw to unscrew the thing, and then reinstall it. The set screw worked just like a socket would have, and fit within the square hole in the receiver. Note, they do make nut drivers this small, I just couldn't locate one at the time. Anyhow, if you ever run across any small hex head bolts or cap screws like this, use a set screw as a socket in a pinch.

September 12, 2013, 03:53 PM	#2
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	Very cool work-around. Thanks for sharing. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

September 12, 2013, 04:47 PM	#3
Roughedge Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2011 Location: Monroe,NC Posts: 669	Thats using your head. __________________ The man that die's with the most stuff win's!

September 18, 2013, 03:36 AM	#4
triggerman770 Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Location: Metro Atlanta Area Posts: 125	he's right been there and done it.