Bought a hellcat pro yesterday. Asked the store to mount the optic for me, they politely refuse. I used the hardware that came with rhe pistol and now one of the screw heads is stripped and I can't remove it so I can fit the optic. Any ideas? I'd rather not have this sent to springfield for something thing so simple.
Stripped star head optic plate screw
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MrMichaelActual
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Can you drop a pic in here so we can see how bad and what is left?
HansGruber
Ronin
Not sure if they make EZ Outs that small…
Old_Me
Ronin
if you have Go-Jo or other sort of workmans hand cleaner, that has a "gritty feel" to it, due to the pumice.
it has to have that pumice in it............
get some on the tip of the screwdriver, and see if that'll give you some "grip" in the stripped screw.
if you know an auto mechanic, maybe he has "valve lapping" compound, see if he can give you a "dollop" of it.......does the same thing as the pumice hand soap.
KillerFord1977
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MrMichaelActual
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I once used a pin drop of JB Weld and welded a torque tip to one of these type of screws... easy after that long as you dont care to toss them both
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HansGruber
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Good grief…what are those screws made out of—tinfoil?
MrMichaelActual
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looking at the pic, if it was me I'd JB Weld a T10 to that sucker, but I am a risk taker. Don't do it and get mad at me please.
Yeah, I'm pretty sour about it. Got this, chiefly for my wife and was pretty excites to get it all set up and because the guy at the store didn't want to fit the optic and the tool that came with it wasn't exactly milled, we now have this. I'm trusting everything will work out, however, it's not exactly the best 1st impression I'm getting with springfield; being polite.
LOL! I did think of that, however, thought better of it, because I just bought this yesterday.
Did you attempt the removal with a drill, impact driver, or hand Torx-driver?
My recommendation would be to call Springfield Customer service for help removing them so you don't run the chance of damaging the slide. I'm sure you could just remove the slide assembly and send that by itself instead of sending the whole pistol.
Springfield Armory Customer Service: (800) 680-6866
My recommendation would be to call Springfield Customer service for help removing them so you don't run the chance of damaging the slide. I'm sure you could just remove the slide assembly and send that by itself instead of sending the whole pistol.
Springfield Armory Customer Service: (800) 680-6866
HansGruber
Ronin
The OP says he used the provided wrenches…
Bloodknight
Master Class
Ouch!
MrMichaelActual
Master Class
Now you got me curious about those screws. My Hellcat Pro's optics all came with 3/32 Allen screws and all worked great, that pic looks like a T10 pattern. Are those the screws that came with the Hellcat?
MrMichaelActual
Master Class
I had to go dig through my box of many things... yep I found the old ones and they are indeed shiteY T10's and they put Blue Loktite on them...
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BobT
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I have a similar issue with the torx heads of a Holsun AMES. The issue, in my opinion has to do with the Chinese screws they put on our costly purchases. In the AMES case, the Torx head has a slightly oversized hole that is too loose around even the commercial grade tools (ie - Snapon, Matco, Cornwell, etc). The sad part is it is hard to find American made hardware any more.