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Thread: Factory screw stuck

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    I recommend having the sight base screws enlarged to 8-40 for most Remingtons. The sight base screws are usually so far out of line that you will need to use a significant amount of your scopes windage adjustment to sight it in. Enlarging to 8-40 using a proper jig and press will centre the screw holes with the bore properly. Something that Remington is very poor at doing lately...

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    Cool it...get a can of compressed "pain ease" from a pharmacy. Spray on screw head for 30 plus seconds.
    It will be very...very cold lol.
    Then attempt to tighten screw to break seal.
    Then ...god willing ...back it out.

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    Could try grinding an impact driver bit to a snug fit, then heating around the threads in the receiver, a gentle tap on the screw driver type impact should free it up.

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    As mentioned earlier in the thread, the correctly sized screwdriver tip is critical in removing slotted screws, or any screws for that matter. I've had success on 100+ year old front sight set screws, that were also soldered. Give Kroil a try also. That stuff works great!

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    You need the tears of an anti gunner to loosen it . Good luck.

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