Screw question (AMD 65)

What is so hard about taking a piece of 3/16 solid rod, cutting it to size, drilling holes in the ends and tapping them?????????? As far as riveting. I like the idea of a screw build because it is easily taken apart. It is a lot easier to (STORE) a broken down gun then an assembled one. ak'sr4me

Sorry if I rubbed you the wrong way. I didn't mean to. It is just that I have read so may threads on the center support issue that I just don't understand what the big deal is about. I just bought a drill press 2 weeks ago after my 4th build. I was making my center supports using a hand drill. Just center punch it first and drill a hole with a # 21 drill if using 10-32 screws or a # 29 drill bit if using 8-32 screws. Drill about 3/8ths of an inch deep on both ends and tap it and your good to go. If you use solid rod it drills easy and then heat it with a map torch till dull cherry red, quench in motor oil and then heat to blue and let cool on its own. You can make about 20 of them from a 36 inch piece of unthreaded round rod bought at any hardware store for about 3 bucks. If your going to use rivets just buy a roll pin at the hardware for under a buck. Again, I apoligize if I came off the wrong way. ak'sr4me

Also as far as the screws go, I buy them at the local hardware also. I buy them longer than needed and just cut them with a dremel cutting wheel to whatever length I need.In my opinion the 8/32 screws are the easiest for the trigger guard because you don't have to resize the button heads to keep them from rubbing on each other. For the trunions I use 10-32 screws but have on one build had to use 1/4 inch screws because I mucked up the holes when drilling. They work fine too but are a lot more noticable or should I say they stick out like a sore thumb. The center support takes a 10-32 also but I have used 8-32 screws before. A rivet build definately looks more authentic but I like to be able to break down my guns for storage so I prefer the screw builds. ak'sr4me

{"To disarm the people (is) the best and most effectual way to enslave them..."}George Mason

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I stand corrected. I measured my rod and it is 1/4 inch. Sorry bout that. It has been so long since I bought it because I can get so many out of one length I forgot the size I bought. I made a amd 65 stock out of the 3/16 that I bought. ak'sr4me