Source of hard to find action screws.
Forster continues to make excellent tools, and a nice assortment of blued action screws.
Many of these screws, including the ones I ordered for an older Sako, are long out of production and no longer available as factory replacement parts.
Excellent product.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
won't always be available
With the current trend to "Black Rifles" parts for the old military sporterized rifles won't always be available in the future. I'm stocking up while they are still available. Forster makes good products.
1903A3 Trigger Gurad Screws
The extra long tang screw worked perfect in both my 03A3 rifles. As the previous reviewer stated the extra 1/4" of length puts 7 to 8 screw threads into the rear receiver hole. The original 1903 screw only used two threads.
A perfect fit
Admittedly, it's difficult to get excited about a tang screw, but this does exactly what it's supposed to do. I have an 03A3 with an "S" (scant) stock from the CMP, and it came with a standard rear tang screw. It only engaged for a few threads and came loose after every few shots. The Forster screw is a perfect fit and fixes the problem.
misleading description
Note! This is ONE pair of screws and a set of locking screws, not two pair.
They are definitely screws
I misplaced one of my factory screws while installing a new stock. I bought these to replace the one I lost. It worked. Therefore, I am pleased.
2 out of 3
I purchased these for a pre 64 Model 70 Winchester. I really only needed one of the screws but wanted to replace all three. The magazine floor plate hinge screw and the screw forward of the trigger guard worked. The back screw was too long.
Too short
The screw length on these is very short. about 1/8" too short. The rear screw only engages about half a diameter or about 1/8". On the other hand the front screw head is so tall that even on a new lower steel it sticks out about 1/16". The slots are too narrow and too shallow. This means that a crewdriver must be ground very thin to fit and also risk of blade slip is very high. in the picture you will see a OE mil screw (long) and the product in question (short). The bases of the screwheads are lined up. These are lousy but also unfortunately the only game in town unless you use old Mil screws.
bad fit
These screws looked great in the package but are not the correct ones for a winchester model 70 ranger 30-06. One screw is not a tapered head screw and the other long one is just that to long. I tried to switch placement thinking that was the issue but was not. I think that the description needs to exclude the ranger as these clearly do not work.
