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Hot take: My old boss in Tulsa told me to never use a 1/4-28 tap on a stripped scope base hole, but I just did on a Remington 700.
He said it would always crack the receiver bridge, but I had a customer who insisted after his 6-48 threads were gone. I went slow with cutting oil and it held fine for a 30mm ring set. Who's right here, was I just lucky or is that old rule too strict?
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gonzalez.rowan7mo ago
Honestly, that old rule is more of a guideline for production work. You got lucky with a patient hand and good lube, but the real risk is the thinner wall on some receivers. It probably worked because the 700 bridge is fairly stout there. I'd still never do it on a lightweight hunting rifle.
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singh.jessica7mo ago
Yeah, Rowan's got it. That guideline is mostly about the thin spots on some actions, like older Winchesters or lightweight savages. The 700 bridge is thick enough to handle it if you're careful, but you still risk a hidden crack that shows up later. Honestly, the bigger issue is having enough good metal left for the new threads to actually hold long term.
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