Any luck finding out what size screw you need? If it's smaller than a #8, it could be a 6-32 or a 6-40 or possibly even a 5-40 or 5-44.(or even metric) We have drawers of screws at work. If you find out what it is and can't find it locally, send me a PM and I'll check to see if we have it and get it to you.
Quote from: Rob C on February 21, 2021, 09:57:24 AMAny luck finding out what size screw you need? If it's smaller than a #8, it could be a 6-32 or a 6-40 or possibly even a 5-40 or 5-44.(or even metric) We have drawers of screws at work. If you find out what it is and can't find it locally, send me a PM and I'll check to see if we have it and get it to you.Thanks, but I just don't know the size. I've contacted Daisy several times for the size and haven't gotten a response. I also contacted Truglo who makes the sight and am still waiting for a response from them as well. The really frustrating thing is that I have been sent two sights from Daisy both of which were sent without the screw and Daisy confirms the sight should come with the screw. I have a few other sight options for the rifle, but I really wanted to try the open sights for plinking.
Quote from: AFVeteran on February 21, 2021, 10:45:10 AMQuote from: Rob C on February 21, 2021, 09:57:24 AMAny luck finding out what size screw you need? If it's smaller than a #8, it could be a 6-32 or a 6-40 or possibly even a 5-40 or 5-44.(or even metric) We have drawers of screws at work. If you find out what it is and can't find it locally, send me a PM and I'll check to see if we have it and get it to you.Thanks, but I just don't know the size. I've contacted Daisy several times for the size and haven't gotten a response. I also contacted Truglo who makes the sight and am still waiting for a response from them as well. The really frustrating thing is that I have been sent two sights from Daisy both of which were sent without the screw and Daisy confirms the sight should come with the screw. I have a few other sight options for the rifle, but I really wanted to try the open sights for plinking.Is the part small enough that you could easily mail it? I'd be glad to take it to work and figure out what screw you need. If it's an oddball thread, I could always set it up and re-tap to a common thread. Let me know if you're interested.
Have you gotten to your local Fastenal store yet?
Well, I hit the end of the line with Truglo.Here's the response I got back after sending them pictures and measurements of the Daisy sight which Daisy lists as TRUGLO Fiber Optic sight:"Upon review of the picture provided we were able to determine that although Daisy could be using TRUGLO fiber, the front sight housing itself isn’t a TRUGLO product. At this time we don’t have the information you’re searching for."And here's a catalog entry from Daisy showing the sight on a 953 with a TRUGLO Fiber Optic sight. This is the sight I ordered and shows on the Daisy invoice as a Truglo sight. It just gets curiouser and curiouser.
Quote from: AFVeteran on February 22, 2021, 06:03:32 PMWell, I hit the end of the line with Truglo.Here's the response I got back after sending them pictures and measurements of the Daisy sight which Daisy lists as TRUGLO Fiber Optic sight:"Upon review of the picture provided we were able to determine that although Daisy could be using TRUGLO fiber, the front sight housing itself isn’t a TRUGLO product. At this time we don’t have the information you’re searching for."And here's a catalog entry from Daisy showing the sight on a 953 with a TRUGLO Fiber Optic sight. This is the sight I ordered and shows on the Daisy invoice as a Truglo sight. It just gets curiouser and curiouser. Well, guess what - I just got another email from TRUGLO today. Here's what is says:"Thank you for this email and additional photos. TRUGLO Inc., has recently been acquired by GSM Outdoors. We apologize for the delayed response. TRUGLO Inc, did provide this sight for Daisy some time ago. Unfortunately, TRUGLO only provided the sight and no mounting screw We have no record of reference for the required screw dimension. We can recommend you taking the rifle to a gunsmith who can assist you with the proper tooling and expertise to determine the appropriate dimension of the mounting screw needed." I don't know what I find more amusing: that it took them so long to realize they did make and supply the sight to Daisy contrary to their initial response, or that they made a sight that was sold installed on the Daisy air rifle but they don't know what size screw was used to mount it, or finally that they recommend that I take my air rifle and $3 sight to a gunsmith to get the "proper tooling and expertise to determine the appropriate dimension of the mounting screw needed." A while back I just re-drill the hole in the barrel weight and re-tap it for a known size I selected.
I ordered a set of 953 Truglo Fiber Optics sights for my 853. When they arrived the screw to mount the front sight to the barrel weight was missing. I contacted Daisy Customer Support and they garaciously and quickly sent me another front sight - again without the sight screw!Does anyone know the screw size for that sight, Part #13854-000? I'm sure the sight is supposed to come with the screw. I thought if I could find out the proper size, I could go to Lowes or Home Depot and get one. I can't keep getting screwless sights from Daisy!
Quote from: AFVeteran on February 16, 2021, 05:58:04 PMQuote from: SILENT SQUIRREL on February 16, 2021, 04:18:10 PMAn Ace Hardware usually has drawers of individual grub screws, set screws & machine screws etc in the hardware aisle.The closest one of those is 23 miles from me in another state, or 25 miles in my state.Golly gee!Delaware is huge!!
Quote from: SILENT SQUIRREL on February 16, 2021, 04:18:10 PMAn Ace Hardware usually has drawers of individual grub screws, set screws & machine screws etc in the hardware aisle.The closest one of those is 23 miles from me in another state, or 25 miles in my state.
An Ace Hardware usually has drawers of individual grub screws, set screws & machine screws etc in the hardware aisle.