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  • boomerfoxtrot
    MOOSE
    • Aug 2002
    • 1565

    #1

    need help, stripped screw

    I need help, I have a stripped screw on the bottom of on of my grips, holding a drop on. I'm almost to the point of taking a hacksaw to the damned thing.

    DOES ANYONE have any GOOD ways of getting a stripped hex screw out????
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  • cphilip
    Former Moderator

    • Jun 2026
    • 16216

    #2
    two Home remedy ways

    Super glue or even Epoxy an old 1/8 hex wrench in and wait till its dry then twist it out. Variation is to try a brand new one with sharper edges on it. Tap it in and try.

    Cut a slot across the top of it. Carefull! and take it out with a regualr screw driver

    Screw extractors and left turning drill bits also if you want to be professional about it


    AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

    cphilip.com

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    • boomerfoxtrot
      MOOSE
      • Aug 2002
      • 1565

      #3
      man... why didn't I think about the screw driver thing...

      thanks!!!!

      I knew there was an easy way to do it... I just wasn't thinking hard enough...
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      • kutter
        Half a bubble off...
        • Dec 2001
        • 251

        #4
        All of Phil's suggestions were good ones, I would personally try the hex wrench and put it in with some strong epoxy such as balzona(sp), thats what we call it in the military anyway. You will ruin the wrench but it's a small price to pay.

        Other methods require a certain amount of expertise and equipment, and should not probably be taken on too lightly.
        That which does not kill us, cripples us for life.

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        • cphilip
          Former Moderator

          • Jun 2026
          • 16216

          #5
          Well me too Kutter thats my first choice. The slot cutting can be a little risky if you slip with the dremmel! Tape everything off good and be carefull if you do that one.


          AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

          cphilip.com

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          • KayleAGD
            Master tech.
            • Nov 2000
            • 582

            #6
            If those idea's fail.

            Take a drill bit the same size as the screw and drill into the hex until the head comes off. Then remove the drop and use a pair of pliers to unscrew the bolts.

            Kayle
            "It's my buddies gun"
            "I just bought it"
            "It came that way"
            "I borrowed it "
            I HAVE HEARD THEM ALL, SO BE ORIGINAL !!!

            My gun says I'm holding it back from doing great things ...

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            • cphilip
              Former Moderator

              • Jun 2026
              • 16216

              #7
              Thats a dam good one! Forgot that one...


              AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

              cphilip.com

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              • LawFox32
                Registered User
                • May 2001
                • 1360

                #8
                if it is only one screw then you can turn the screw out by rotating the drop, that what I do if i strip a screw

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                • hardr0ck68
                  I miss Tom
                  • Oct 2001
                  • 783

                  #9
                  hehe my favorite is to find a metric size just a hair bigger, pound the silly thing into the ruined screw. Once ist wedged in there nice and good everything should come apart easy!! hey you ruin a tool, but its the only use i have for metric anyways
                  Tom was the last of a now extinct breed, a breed of players who build a community, a breed of owners who gave to the sport never taking more than what they deserved. I hope to see you at the feild again some day....

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                  • kevmaster
                    Owners Group Div: Director
                    • Oct 2001
                    • 5475

                    #10
                    i take the make it a flathead approach

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