I am working on a Simpson-Suhl sxs 12g and I mentioned in an earlier post on having some difficulty removing the screws. The result was screws were removed altho the action and all the other metal was saved the screw heads were damaged beyond repair. I believe the action has not been apart since it was made in 1932 and a fine layer of rust formed under the screw heads due to the close fit of the screw heads in the countersink they froze up solid . So.........I need to make new ones and as near as I can measure they are 4M-8 and the nearest tap and die I can find is 4M-7. I can retap the holes and it would work but would like to find the correct tap and die. they are too small to thread on the lathe as there are only a two or three threads on each screw.
Since I know some here do repair work thought perhaps might know where the correct stuff can be gotten. This gun is not great value but is really in nice condition other than the screws and most likely it will have more labor cost than will ever be worth, but I like the gun and the wood survived in good solid condition.
As an after thought if someone in Europe knows of a supplier I would purchase them there as well.
Last edited by rgh25; 09/08/12 12:28 AM.
