Bottom Line and .45 Screw Sizes

Cale · 09-02-2008, 02:26 AM

Title says it all. What type of screws do you use for a standard bottom line and for .45 grips? Can they be picked up at Lowe's or Menard's?

Once again, I've got a new marker I'm trying to get up and running.

Crash · 09-02-2008, 03:38 AM

Bottom line screws are 10/32. As for the 45 grip screws they vary depending on the Mfg. All should be available at your local hardware store.

Tesko · 09-02-2008, 03:49 AM

They're #10-32 Machine screws, and the majority of .45 grip threads are #6-32 Machine screws, but can be #8 or even #10, a pic or name of your frame will let us be able to tell you for sure.

HP_Lovecraft · 09-02-2008, 11:25 AM

I've also seen other thread sizes, as well as distance between the threads, but 10/32 does seem to be most common for newer guns.

While you can find 10/32 screws at any hardware store, the kind with counter-sunk heads are actually somewhat hard to find. None of the local hardware stores carried them, though I did find them at home-depot. Same for the panel screws. They had the screws, but not the right head type. grrr..

nick

Cale · 09-02-2008, 01:02 PM

It's a slider frame on a sniper clone. It's the I&I sports lightning sniper, actually. I couldn't pass up on it for 90 bucks.

Target · 09-02-2008, 01:17 PM

If I remember correctly, the bottom line is 10-32 and the grip panel screws are metric on the Lightnings.

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Cale Active Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chambana, IL	Bottom Line and .45 Screw Sizes Title says it all. What type of screws do you use for a standard bottom line and for .45 grips? Can they be picked up at Lowe's or Menard's? Once again, I've got a new marker I'm trying to get up and running.

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HP_Lovecraft MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern Maine	I've also seen other thread sizes, as well as distance between the threads, but 10/32 does seem to be most common for newer guns. While you can find 10/32 screws at any hardware store, the kind with counter-sunk heads are actually somewhat hard to find. None of the local hardware stores carried them, though I did find them at home-depot. Same for the panel screws. They had the screws, but not the right head type. grrr.. nick __________________ www.montneel.com My Myspace nonsense "the evidence strongly suggests that neither Billy nor Adam (Smart Parts) could have invented the electronic paintgun" -Garr M. King, U.S. Judge

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09-02-2008, 01:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cale Active Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chambana, IL	It's a slider frame on a sniper clone. It's the I&I sports lightning sniper, actually. I couldn't pass up on it for 90 bucks.

09-02-2008, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Target MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY	If I remember correctly, the bottom line is 10-32 and the grip panel screws are metric on the Lightnings.