They way when it rains it pours.
Had a guy come to our monthely CAS shoot Sunday. He started unlaoding things and putting them on the table. He said he was getting out of CAS and was selling his gear. Part of his gear was a Chinese Kuandian 1897 trench gun. I picked it up admired it racked the slide and found a problem. Someone had taken the action slide lock spring and screw out for some reason. OK, I can fix that. Asked him how much and he said $150.00. I paid the man. So I get the gun home, take it completely apart, clean all of the parts and put it back together. I then proceeded to order a new action slide lock spring and screw. They came in today and wouldn't you know it, the screw is too small. So I suspect it is probably metric. OK, I will just put the new screw in my Winchester 1897. I did and it fit. So I start looking for parts. Guess what pards, there are no parts for the Kuandain 1897. I have ordered a new screw form Numrich that is for a Norinco. I hope it fits.
The gun is in excellent shape and seems to function properly. However, I will not shoot it until I have action slide lock fixed. I highly suspect that if I shot it with out the action slide lock, I would get a face full of retracting bolt.
If this screw does not work, anyone have any ideas where to get parts or how to make what I have work? I know that Loctite makes a thread repair kit. I wonder if it would hold up?