Iron sight plugs

[Rflshootr]

Remington Receiver / Sight Plug Screw -

Remington Receiver / Sight Plug Screw. Steel, slot-head screws fill the empty sight and scope mounting holes on your rifle or pistol to give a clean look.

jaoutdoors.com

pack of 4--$10

 

[Taj]

Silly question guys, but I'm curious. I have recently pulled the iron sights off of some of my older rifles. What do you use to plug the tapped holes that the iron sights screwed into?

Use plug screws. Most sight screws are 6x48 thread and Brownells sells them.

 

[Paulbunyon]

Remington Receiver / Sight Plug Screw -

Remington Receiver / Sight Plug Screw. Steel, slot-head screws fill the empty sight and scope mounting holes on your rifle or pistol to give a clean look.

jaoutdoors.com

pack of 4--$10

Haven't seen these before, but sounds like a more expensive version of what Brownells or Midway sells. Can't say I've ever seen a "factory fresh rifle" with screw plugs in the barrel.

 

[Taj]

Haven't seen these before, but sounds like a more expensive version of what Brownells or Midway sells. Can't say I've ever seen a "factory fresh rifle" with screw plugs in the barrel.

They are the same thing. Actually , most factory rifles that come with iron sights will come with plug screws in the scope base holes on the receiver. Even some early rifles, like Pre64 model 70s came drilled and tapped for a receiver sights on the side of the rear receiver ring and these holes would have 6x48 plug screws in them.

 

[Muddyboots]

Don't overlook your neighborhood Ace Hardware. They have really good selection of gunsmith screws etc in their tray section.

 

[Taj]

Don't overlook your neighborhood Ace Hardware. They have really good selection of gunsmith screws etc in their tray section.

Muddy Boots,

You are right Brother. I kind of forget about ACE. I couldn't believe the last time I was in there and saw a selection of "gun" screws.

 

[Muddyboots]

Ace also sells a thread tester block for couple bucks. You can see what tpi and dia your screw is.

 

[436]

Brass plug screws. Cheers

 

[hesse]

A lot of the small hardware stores (Ace ,true value, and the like) usually have them. Have got me out of a few jams when I lost a screw

 

[Taj]

Sight screws are going to be 6x48 which is a thread pitch sort of exclusive to the firearms industry. Most thread checkers don't have that pitch. The crazy thing is, even the Brownell's thread checker for "gunsmiths" doesn't have 6x48 on it. About the only general hardware plug screw you'll find is going to be a 6x40. Most of the better gun plug screws also have a small beveled head on them.

 

[LoneTraveler]

If you have a gun store around that sells rifles, mounts and scopes. And installs scopes, Usually has a can or jar with many of them they have removed from base holes on 700 Rem. rifles.
Some will let you have them cheap or free.