Hi all,
Been trying to find the sight set up that works best for me on my Marlin 1894 for a while now. Swapped out ghost rings, pic rail with optic, etc. Landed with a high viz fiber optic set up that works great and isn’t too complicated. Anyway, in the process I managed to mess up one tap hole on top of the receiver and now the little fill screw won’t get more than 3 rotations deep.
Was thinking that the only way to remedy the situation was to drill out the hole a tad bit bigger to remove the threading, tap it again a size up and replace the screw. If there are any other suggestions, I’m all ears. I’m not all that excited about the prospect of doing further damage to this beautiful rifle. So this is where some fun YouTube videos come in.
Video shows how to do it, but user has an impact drill set a low torque setting. I have a drill, it’s not an impact driver but still has torque settings. I don’t have much experience doing this… actually none, have always just used the drill setting for everything. Hehe. Any suggestions or advice?
Second off, if this is the way to go, should I look for a particular quality of tapping bit, made from specific material, or brand with good rep? I do have a drill press and multiple vices.
Just kinda making use of all resources and references here. Figure I can practice a few holes on scrap metal, but will only get one solid go at it. I suppose I could hunt down a gun smith and pay them $50 just to do it, but the last time I took a gun to a smith for “something simple” it wasn’t a great experience. Anyway, thanks for any suggestions or advise, I appreciate it!
Any help/suggestions/info appreciated
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