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Hello everyone!
I'm a newby to the sight, but not a newby to Winchester collecting. I've mostly focused on leverguns and pump-actions in the past but I have recently picked up a Model 70 made in 1953 in .257 Roberts.
The rifle is missing one of the dummy screws that go in the factory drilled side-mounted receiver sight holes. I'm trying to order a replacement to fill the hole but I'm not sure what size screw is needed. I've looked at schematics online at Numrich but I have not been able to find anything. The top scope base holes appear to be 6-48 but these holes are smaller. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Steve

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Call Brownell's, they can probably tell you what size as well as provide the filler screw you need. FWIW I looked at my pre-war M70 and they look like a size 6, but I did not remove one to check.

I have a few if you haven't found the replacements yet. Send me a PM with your address and I'll mail you 4 of them.