I was trying to remove the crappy plug screw on a rem700 receiver in order to install a sight. but the first(from the muzzle) plug screw is broke and stuck in the hole. I carefully drilled the plug screw, but now there's still a tiny layer of material covers the interior of the hole. Could I re-tap the hole with 6-46 bottom tap? Thanks.
HELP! rem700 plug screw stuck
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Thanks for your advice ardent, but the plug screw is far too brittle and hard to pick it out. The hole measures about 2.86mm. I don’t think that to drill it with a #31 bit would be an option as the hole is slightly off axis
. I just ordered a bottom tap from brownells, now I just hope that the tap will work...
One of the reason that I posted this is to let other peoples know that Remington makes crappy plug screws
and to be careful while removing them. The plug screw is poorly designed is such way that it takes nothing to break off the head.
. I just ordered a bottom tap from brownells, now I just hope that the tap will work...One of the reason that I posted this is to let other peoples know that Remington makes crappy plug screws
and to be careful while removing them. The plug screw is poorly designed is such way that it takes nothing to break off the head.
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Thanks for your advice ardent, but the plug screw is far too brittle and hard to pick it out. The hole measures about 2.86mm. I don’t think that to drill it with a #31 bit would be an option as the hole is slightly off axis
One of the reason that I posted this is to let other peoples know that Remington makes crappy plug screws
You should not have drilled that screw as you did. There are better ways when part of the screw slot breaks off. Of the thousands I have removed in 40 years only a few ever broke... and usually because I didn't use a good fitting screwdriver on a tight screw.
I would advise you to drill the hole a bit more... open it up so you actually cut in to the threads on one side. Then try and work a pick and collapse the part of the screw and work it out by breaking it.
If you think you have a problem now, wait until you break that very hard tap off in the hole.
Dennis
Don't blame that one on the screwdriver.Last year I had one do that on a new model 7 .It was turning free and all of a sudden 1/2 the slot broke off.I could understand it if it had taken force to break loose or was turning out under force.
Rich
Don't blame that one on the screwdriver.Last year I had one do that on a new model 7 .It was turning free and all of a sudden 1/2 the slot broke off.I could understand it if it had taken force to break loose or was turning out under force.
Rich
I was using a good sized screw driver, the screw takes just too much force to get out. If its a normal straight plug screw, maybe it won't break, but Remington decided to use a fancy plug screw with a slot around the screw head ( like http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=18693&title=POSITIVE+STOP? PLUG SCREWS but with a deeper slot) which causes less material supporting the force.
I have heard of it happening before, but in the hundreds of plug screws I have removed from Remington actions and barrels, I have never had one that I could not get out without drilling. (touch wood) I am very careful, and have ground one screwdriver with a blade specifically for this job. Maybe that's the answer. Regards, Eagleye.
