different screw lengths for butt plate?

mrbieler · October 25, 2007, 22:24

Are there different length butt plate screws?

I went to put a Belgian C stock on my STG today and discovered the butt plate screw was too short. I have to back off the return spring screw for the butt plate screw to reach it.

NHBandit · October 26, 2007, 07:06

There are several different length screws. The South African long stocks take an even longer screw. The correct screw should be available from one of the usual vendors or maybe someone here has a spare.

mrbieler · October 26, 2007, 09:24

I guess it is pretty obvious. Just something I didn't think about. The screw on the STG stock was just under 1". Looks like I need a 2" screw for the longer C type.

Radio · October 26, 2007, 12:54

A too-short screw is an obvious problem, but I cannot for the life of me imagine how using a screw that is longer than you "need" would present any functional difficulties.

--Radio

Bwana John · October 27, 2007, 10:33

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but I cannot for the life of me imagine how using a screw that is longer than you "need" would present any functional difficulties.

I worry that using a screw that is too long would keep the rattail on the bolt carrier from traveling far enough to the rear to reliably extract, eject, or feed.

**J. Armstrong** · October 27, 2007, 11:33

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Originally posted by Bwana John

I worry that using a screw that is too long would keep the rattail on the bolt carrier from traveling far enough to the rear to reliably extract, eject, or feed.

I've got a couple that came with very long screws, have had no prob whatsoever.

shootist87122 · October 27, 2007, 11:52

Take your existing bolt to your local hardware store and find a replacement - you will possibly find it in an allen head configuration. Had to do this for a couple of shooting buddies with long neck syndrome. They converted to long SA stocks.

mrbieler · October 27, 2007, 13:00

I've gotten help in terms of a new screw. Lots of great forum help. Just need the USPS to do their part.

As for a longer screw causing a problem, I don't see how it could. The spring tube is 9" long from the rear of the receiver. The rat tail extends just over 3" into the tube during full recoil.

Just feeling a bit silly that I didn't realize a longer butt stock would also require a longer screw... Doh!

October 25, 2007, 22:24	#1
mrbieler Registered FALaholic #: 29047 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 293	different screw lengths for butt plate? Are there different length butt plate screws? I went to put a Belgian C stock on my STG today and discovered the butt plate screw was too short. I have to back off the return spring screw for the butt plate screw to reach it. __________________ - Jeff The reason we're all here is that we're not all there.

October 26, 2007, 07:06	#2
NHBandit Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 7986 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 3,933	There are several different length screws. The South African long stocks take an even longer screw. The correct screw should be available from one of the usual vendors or maybe someone here has a spare. __________________ Live Free or Die

October 26, 2007, 09:24	#3
mrbieler Registered FALaholic #: 29047 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 293	I guess it is pretty obvious. Just something I didn't think about. The screw on the STG stock was just under 1". Looks like I need a 2" screw for the longer C type. __________________ - Jeff The reason we're all here is that we're not all there.

October 26, 2007, 12:54	#4
Radio Registered FALaholic #: 263 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Eastern Washington State Posts: 9,868	A too-short screw is an obvious problem, but I cannot for the life of me imagine how using a screw that is longer than you "need" would present any functional difficulties. --Radio __________________ Train Like You Fight: Second PLace is NOT an Option. --E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II* "You seem to fantasize about me a lot. Maybe you should tell your boyfriend? He could dress up like me or something." --*K.O.A.M.*, November 9th, 2009 "You're better off hoping she don't miss, it's quicker that way." --ce, December 15, 2009

October 27, 2007, 11:52	#7
shootist87122 Registered FALaholic #: 7202 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NM Posts: 5,126	Take your existing bolt to your local hardware store and find a replacement - you will possibly find it in an allen head configuration. Had to do this for a couple of shooting buddies with long neck syndrome. They converted to long SA stocks. __________________ "So in the Libyan Fable it is told, That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft, it is by our own feathers, not others hands, are we now smitten." -Aeschylus

October 27, 2007, 13:00	#8
mrbieler Registered FALaholic #: 29047 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 293	I've gotten help in terms of a new screw. Lots of great forum help. Just need the USPS to do their part. As for a longer screw causing a problem, I don't see how it could. The spring tube is 9" long from the rear of the receiver. The rat tail extends just over 3" into the tube during full recoil. Just feeling a bit silly that I didn't realize a longer butt stock would also require a longer screw... Doh! __________________ - Jeff The reason we're all here is that we're not all there.

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