I've pulled the rear sights From my HW50 , R7 and Hw30 rifles, replacing with apertures on the dovetails. Has anyone purchased aftermarket plug screws to fill the empty holes? If so, what might be the designation? Amazon lists #6-48 and #8-40 blued gun plug screws, all with 1/8" long shafts. These are fairly inexpensive but I don't know if either are compatible with Weihrauch tube holes? I'm sure the rifles would share the same size screws. I can't see ordering either, only to discover that they do not fit. Anyone had experience with this?
HW/Weihrauch Plug Screw Availability
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These are metric. It's a difficult thread to find in nice hardware. I don't put anything in them. After a while you don't even notice it. The ope holes used to really annoy me and I never found a nice looking solution so I gave up. I eventually got used to them and now the two Beeman guns I have with the very desirable old blanking plates look odd to me.
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Lol. I would love to look odd if I could find one of those desirable plates!
Like hens teeth anymore.
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That was my original intention. I'd hoped to find the old cover plates to give my rifles a finished look. Evidently they are no longer manufactured? I'd also think properly threaded gun blue machine screws would look better than the open holes. Not a big problem, but surprising that these expensive springers are not offered a factory accessory for folks using scopes and other dovetailed rear sights.
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One is on my R8 it's the rarest of the hens teeth.Lol. I would love to look odd if I could find one of those desirable plates!
Like hens teeth anymore.
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Is it the one that has Beeman stamped in it? I had that one on a R10 years ago that I still kick myself for ever selling
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.No it's not stamped Beeman it's rare because it only fits a R8 and R6 and very few plates were made for these. R7 is smaller and R1/R9/R10 size is larger. Those guns were much more popular so they made a fair amount of plates for those.Is it the one that has Beeman stamped in it? I had that one on a R10 years ago that I still kick myself for ever selling
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I used a couple of black button head screws that are to small, they are a loose fit
black RTV silicone to hold them in,,, and in the blank hole more RTV silicone
the silicone is easily removed if ya decide to in the future
black RTV silicone to hold them in,,, and in the blank hole more RTV silicone
the silicone is easily removed if ya decide to in the future
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Is that sight post, to the muzzle end of the sight screw press fit into the tube or threaded? I haven't tried to remove it, fearing that it would be ruined in the process. Advise?
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