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ALIGNED, aligned, aligned~~~ screws aligned.
north is a compass bearing...
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Sidelock
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Just an observation!! The person who handed the gun to the photographer did not notice it, the photographer did the same the advertisement department ditto. In reality if the gun was sent to the purchaser with that miss aligned screw they have the potential to upset just one person. But with this photograph they show the rest of the world how poor in reality their quality control is. I would also say in this case their quality control is non existent.
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Sidelock
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SDH may have nailed it.
That screw is indexed to magnetic north.
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Sidelock
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And that bottom plate screw does looked buggered.
That's a very high quality photograph that allows for enlargement to many times the actual size without blurring. I did so, and that screw slot is not buggered. SRH
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Sidelock
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To me there's something odd looking about it though. It just stands out a little too much. That screw should blend in more with the trigger plate.
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Sidelock
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My latest project gun will have very narrow screw slots which will be hidden within the engraving. This is a rarely seen concept, but also very attractive.
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Sidelock
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Shotgunjones makes a very valid point.
Also, good mechanical design bypasses screws which by nature are stress concentrators. But 19th century designs deemed "best" had them so we must have them. Verney Carron fixes the triggerplate with a pin and it looks just fine, though it does not let you play with your rosewood handled turnscrews.
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Sidelock
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Buy yourself a good set of hollow ground screwdrivers instead of using the ones you open your paint cans with and you won't mess up the screws.
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Rosewood or ivory handled screw destroyers.
With oil bottle to match to soak the head of the stock and leak all over the billiard cloth and leather case.
How about this idea: Countersink the screw with a hex drive so you can actually get enough torque on it so the screw stays put, and then thread the countersink for a plug screw.
You could then index the plug screw along the axis of your choice, be it compass, GPS, or "seaman's eye".
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Sidelock
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Shotgunjones makes a very valid point.
Also, good mechanical design bypasses screws which by nature are stress concentrators. But 19th century designs deemed "best" had them so we must have them.... I think the thought was 'new world helps old world', not old world gets replaced. I think it's the about overall image, not the fastener. Even if it isn't so, it probably needs to look like a production machine can't make it, or that the power driver in the kitchen drawer is the go to tool.
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