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1892 SCR 38-40 - Lower band screw issue
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Mark Foster
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June 28, 2015 - 2:56 pm
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Dissasembled my first 1892 and found the lower band screw extremely hard to remove, but with a lot of pressure and hollow point screwdriver, I did it.  Now it won’t go back in.  Appears the screw is very tight against the barrel.  Very wary of filing the grove in the barrel.  Any suggestions?

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Someone will be along to help, but I too would be very wary of filing the groove in the barrel….

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Mark,

Its possible someone replaced the screw with the wrong one. Does the screw go into the band  with the barrel band removed. Posting some pictures of the screw and barrel/tube area might help someone spot the issue.

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Repaired (my method):

As you suggested, I removed the band and tried the screw.  It would go but very tightly.  It appeared the head of the screw was not seating properly in the band.  I oiled the screw threads and then coated the screw head and the head side of the band with 600 grit silicon carbide abrasive.  I then worked the screw in and out several dozen times until it worked freely.

When placed back on the rifle, it was still very tight.  I repeated the above methodology however placed the abrasive on the shaft of the screw where it was rubbing against the barrel.  Worked the screw about a dozen times and it was free. 

I ultrasonically cleaned the screw and band and then applied Black Magic (cold blue) with a Q tip to any shinny spots caused by the abrasive.  Every thing went back together OK.

Mark

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