Dixie Gun Flinter

[Granville]

Have a question, I have an older DGW Tennessee made by Miroku, I have lost the set screw for the trigger. Does anybody know the thread size they used? Possibly were to find a replacement? Thanks!

 

[user 48702]

I would contact Dixie.

 

[Jim Evans]

Take it to a local hardware store and try different screw, they may even have a screw gauge , also they will cost less

 

[frankie]

Take it to a local hardware store and try different screw, they may even have a screw gauge , also they will cost less

I agree with evans. It may be metric

 

[EC121]

If the hardware store doesn't have one, tap the hole to one you have. A 2-56, 3mm, 6-48, or 4-40 should work.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Have a question, I have an older DGW Tennessee made by Miroku, I have lost the set screw for the trigger. Does anybody know the thread size they used? Possibly were to find a replacement? Thanks!

Too slow to go through DGW for something so easy. Go to the hardware and try their machine screws, probably metric. If you can't find the size, just tap the treads a tad larger. No waiting, just get it fixed.
Good luck!
Larry

 

[Granville]

Thanks for the input guys, I will try the hardware store.

 

[sheriff john]

I had the same problem with the same gun - Dixie Southern Mountain Rifle made by Miroku. Spoke with their gunsmith. Dixie does not carry those screws any more. He said the screw is metric and did not know the exact size/threads.

I went to my hardware store, bought (I think) a 3mm screw - might not be that exact size, but similar. They had no slotted metric nor short ones, so I bought a dozen. Found one that fit, and cut/filed a new one. They're quite easy to lose.

 

[Granville]

I had the same problem with the same gun - Dixie Southern Mountain Rifle made by Miroku. Spoke with their gunsmith. Dixie does not carry those screws any more. He said the screw is metric and did not know the exact size/threads.

I went to my hardware store, bought (I think) a 3mm screw - might not be that exact size, but similar. They had no slotted metric nor short ones, so I bought a dozen. Found one that fit, and cut/filed a new one. They're quite easy to lose.

That's great info, thank you. I will try that out, interesting that the same thing happened to yours as well.

 

[Don H]

Maybe a little blue Loctite to prevent the screw from backing out again.

 

[Cornbread]

If you have an Ace Hardware near you, they have a specific and dedicated section in hardware that are specific “gun screws”. I’ve taken my same gun in and found screws that work only not for that specific part.

Most screws in that dedicated section and bin are small metric gun size.

 

[toot]

not a serious problem.

 

[johnfrommd]

Take it to a local hardware store and try different screw, they may even have a screw gauge , also they will cost less

This, I can find 90% of the stuff I need at Ace Hardware in the little boxes.

 

[sturmkatze]

I would contact Dixie.

Forget that. They are totally unhelpful there.