clean out screw

[markinmi]

whats the size on the clean out screw on a cva Kentucky percussion rifle? need one

[pilgrim]

       http://www.deercreekproducts.net/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

     

[markinmi]

cool Thanks

[markinmi]

Well I ordered one from deer creek and it was too big.Someone then said that the rammer end has a smaller hole and that would be the same size. So off to the Hardeware store,picked uo a couple screws ,one long one to make a t handle for stuck rods and one for the bolster.NOPE still too big I guess Ill have to remove the barrel and take it in

[Dogshirt]

I replaced a couple of those with metric screws that took a hex key. I don't recall the size, 4 or 5 MM I think. But the shortest I could get was too long, it interfered with the nipple. I had to buy nuts for them, put them on the threads to help chase them after grinding them to length. Just my experience.

[markinmi]

I was in the dollar store and bought a bag of assorted screws and other hardware and found one in there

[DandJofAZ]

Just be carefull.  There are SAE screws that look and feel almost exactly like the originals but are held by a smaller contact area on the threads and are prone to shooting out the side after being removed and replaced a few time. Was shooting with a gal when hers shot out.. her uncle had replaced it with wrong threaded screw....
Doug

[hotfxr]

I do a lot of seemingly insane things but I would never use a screw from the dollar store  ( or harbor freight or any box store for that matter) on anything where safety is a concern. At the very least head over to an Ace or True Value store and pick up a machine screw that is not zinc or brass.