John Ross wrote: > *If you or someone else has damaged the heads of the screws, don't > compound the problem, by using the same screws.* > *Install new ones, of a type and size, which will lessen the problem in > the future.* I don't think that I've ever had to pull one of these actions twice. I lube the original screws pretty thoroughly, drive them back in by HAND (doing no more damage spinning a bit in the head), and presume that the next guy that pulls the action in another twenty years or so will benefit from the lubricated screws. What I won't do is carry replacements for the once every five year time this comes up, nor make a $75 trip to the hardware store, killing an hour, to replace them with something no better functionally than was there. Just make it possible to get the damned things in and out without further trashing them (if you can get them out in the first place), and you've rendered appropriate service to the customer. Ron N
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