Bear magnesium riser sight-plate screws?

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Hi there - Am in the process of restoring a riser (#C3561) and could use a few tiny screws, or info on them. What size (& thread) screws attach the sight-plate to the riser? Anyone know a good source for such small screws?  Thanks!    

[shaft slinger]

If you have one of the screws take it to a GOOD hardware store( not h/d or lowes ) and they should be able to help, i will see what i have later today.   Good Luck Harold

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And while I'm bothering you folks, there are flat mounting positions on both the front & back of a 'C' riser, above the arrow shelf, with three holes. Any info as to what kind of screws go in there?  Thanks again!  

[shaft slinger]

These are sight mounts, don't remember the name, but bear sold them, as for the thread size, i don't remember, but i was thinking there was only one screw and it went in the middle hole, the other two was locater holes.
  I'am sure some one out there knows more than i do about this so lets hear about it.
   I would like to know more      

[PAPALAPIN]

It was to mount the "omni-sight".  They are hard to find but I know where one is in North Georgia.  A Pawn shop has a nice USAC Constalation with lots of accessories.  Arrows, reynolds sight, and the omni sight.  They want $200 for the package and will not break it up...I tried.

As far as I know, it is still sitting there.

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I was actually thinking of having a U-bracket CNC'ed, from billet aluminum or magnesium, to install between sight mounts and tapped for more current sights.

[M60gunner]

I found those screws at a hobby store. The store should be well stocked with R/C airplane and car stuff. Once I found the size I needed I ordered brass screws from another hobby place called Micro-Mark. I was also able to get a screw extracter from them for those small screws. I replaced the factory plate with a plate I made from bloodwood. I have a semi-gloss black riser so the combo looks great to me.

[inrut]

I checked one of my risers last night. Mine is a #2 screw 56 threads per inch. Hope this helps.

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Thanks M60gunner & inrut,  ......Great advice!
Picked up a dozen #2-56 brass flatheads at the hobby shop today and ordered the screw extractor. Short of coming over and doing it for me, you couldn't have made it easier.

Any ideas on a sight mount screw?

Thanks again!

[shaft slinger]

Kris, you can go to the Great auction Site and punch in 120557937348 and see a picture of the sight, don't know if this will help or not.
   most sight screws in those days were 10x24 but this one looks prety big for a 10 could be 1/4x24  Harold

[dkard]

Mine is a 10-32 thread

dave

[dkard]

Anyone know the thread on the plates for the latches, Looked like a 5 something, but they also look tapered.

thanks dave

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Actually, the two offers on 120557937348 are mine but since I'm mainly interested in parts and he's not exactly giving it away... but it is a great picture. Thanks

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Originally posted by dkard:
Mine is a 10-32 thread

dave

Thanks Dave! Now when you way "mine," do you mean the screw or the riser?

[dkard]

The 10-32 is the thread in the riser for the sight,

I have an Omni Sight I will be selling shortly along with a couple C mags and a B mag, just trying to figure what they are worth.

dave

[inrut]

I have two A Mag risers and found that the screws to hold the latch to the riser are two sizes. The early model riser with the Bear emblems on the latches use #4-40 screws. The later model riser used #6-32 screws.

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Hello again -
Back to the hardware store... definitely 10-32 for the center hole on the sight mount... thanks Dave. That 'B' Mag you're sitting on wouldn't be left-handed would it?
Kris

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It's remarkable we've managed to get two pages out of a post about screws!

When my sight mounting-bracket comes back from the machine-shop & powder-coat I'll put up some pictures.
Kris

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