Guys and gals.

If you have ever buggered a screw and didn't know what to do, if you have ever buggered a screw on your prize gun you can repair it if you have a drill press. Take the screw and insert it in the chuck head side down. Turn on the press and run a fine file over the head until it is smooth. go easy and slow and make sure you don't ruin the contour of the head. Once it is smooth, run medium and successively finer grits of sandpaper until you reach about 600 grit (800 if you have it) again go light and easy. Then run steel wool over the head until it shines. Clean it thoroughly and reblue. And when you reblue use a good bluing compound like Brownells 4440 or ox-pho blue. Use a q-tip once and discard after one use to avoid contamination of your bottle. Make sure your screwdriver bit fits snugly and isn't too big or small. I actually custom grind my screw drivers to fit an you might want to have a small set ground to fit your collection. Also, if you aren't too keen about bluing your new screws yourself, practice on the screw drivers you just ground. They will keep them from rusting and give you the feel to cold blue.

THis past weekend I fixed the screws on an old Model 12 that were chewed up pretty badly. They look factory new now.

Awesome trick of the trade post raven...would sure like to see more from you in a "gunsmithing series"...if you are interested.

Would also go over big on the Firearm Owners Association Blog...let me know how you feel about doing something like that, maybe a weekly or monthly series. PM me if you have questions or concerns, Thanks !

Another +1 reputation point for your sharing this tip...

You're welcome shooter. As I come across different things, I'd be more than happy to share.
the worst offenders of this are browning screws and european screws because the slots are so darn thin.
the funny part of all this is when I started to practice my cold bluing technique, I practiced on just about anything I could get my hands on so now I have wide assortment of tools that are now blued. I even have a little I-bar that I use as an anvil that is, yep, you guessed it, blued.