HELP ME with XM18 SCREWS!!!!!

tf8s said:
really? mine has phillips screws on the clip, hex on everything else, except a regular slot on the pivot. i wonder if he changed it up.
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I guess he used all 3 at some point. A quick clarification: I've owned a Gen 2 and 2 Gen 3s. All of them had hex screws on the clip. The differences were that at least one of them had torx screws on the rest and my latest has hex screws on all of them.
 
mm3 said:
When I used to own a xm-18 I lost a screw and after contacting Rick, he sent a couple in the mail for me. :thumbup: I tossed him a few bucks for the screws and shipping.
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Are we in whine and cheese yet? ;)

I don't see how it could be economical for Mr. Hinderer to make all his own screws. I'm sure he can get them made to whatever specs he needs them to be. I have always wondered this because it seems like it would be just about a full time operation making screws that are at the right hardness and tolerances.
 
Rick makes alot of his own parts.... and for him , as well as other makers who do the same , it is not about economical all the time , it is about getting quality , which if you talked to many makers , much of the off the shelf screws out there are crap.

With Rick's skillset , and his CNC lathe(s) , you know the quality of his screws are going to be superior to mass produced assembly line stuff.
 
Finally all sorted. The screws are all hex on my gen3. they are Hex 0.5 for the clip but the 2 cover's screws are a little too loose for the H0.5 wrench though. The rest fit perfectly. I am just wondering this inconsistency is due to the nature of all the screws are custom made by rick? BTW what material are all the screws made from?
 
John T Wylie Jr said:
Rick makes alot of his own parts.... and for him , as well as other makers who do the same , it is not about economical all the time , it is about getting quality , which if you talked to many makers , much of the off the shelf screws out there are crap.

With Rick's skillset , and his CNC lathe(s) , you know the quality of his screws are going to be superior to mass produced assembly line stuff.
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While there is a lot of junk out there, there are also lots of precision equipment out that relies on strength and tight tolerances. If you have a spec for something you can find someone that has it, or will make it. It just seems to me that it would be cheaper to buy from someone who makes high quality, high tolerance hardware as their specialty. But if he has the time and resources to do it in house then it must work. I'm sure he uses his CNC machines for more than just making screws, but you can buy a metric butt load of screws for the going price of a CNC machine.

But it obviously works for him.
 
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