Picked the $40 helicoil kit over a $180 replacement mount

After snapping a lens mount screw on a Nikon F2 during a 30 minute rush job last Tuesday, I grabbed the cheap repair kit from the drawer instead of waiting for the new part, and the helicoil held perfectly through a full test roll, but now I'm wondering if anyone else trusts thread repair on older brass mounts or do you all just replace the whole thing?

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kevin_dixon12d ago

Tried the same thing on an old Canon FD mount a while back, stripped the hole again within two rolls. Still swear by helicoils for anything brass though, they bite better than people give em credit for. You tested yours on a full roll already, that's more than I can say for half my repairs.