Stripped a bolt... any tips on how to get this rail off?

[rays2c]

Did you get it off alright?!

Yep! Thanks for all the tips. Friend lent me his hex set and I was able to take it out easily. Quality tools are needed. heh.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Go back to guntech's post, #9.
The drill bit cuts the head of the screw off the threaded shank. The screw head is removed, and the base is removed detached without damage. The remains of the screw can then be turned out of the receiver. All torque has been released.
If you are not confident doing it yourself, take to someone with experience.

Well, to reiterated guntech and tiriaq's adice...
Ah to hel l with it, take it to someone who does things like gunsmithing for a living and pay a few $$ to not nork it up further.
This advice is given free of charge from someone who likes to fix things till they break...kinda like in the situation you are in right now.
Rob

 

[trevj]

View attachment 799148please allow me to introduce myself,i'm a tool of wealth and fame.
Just kidding.this is a "woodpecker".guaranteed to get out rusted/seized/stripped screws.
It requires an air compressor though.

Nice and all, but seen too many retards use those and destroy aircraft parts instead of rescue them. Like, WAY more damage than the damn stuck fastener actually was.

Good tool, if you work on C-130's, stupid tool to use working on Helo's! Gotta say! Mainly, because that was where I saw it do a LOT of damage.

Put a 3X gun behind a screwdriver tip, and a couple layers of .020" and .032"former's, don't stand a chance!

I did this stuff for a living too. You are not bodging anything. You are fixing what has already BEEN bodged! Key point!

Have drilled or milled out screws as small as 2-56 thread size, and installed inserts of about 6 different types in those places, to make them act like new.

At some point, you need to get creative, or get ugly, in order to save the part for future use. There is no "one" way, only the 'best' way that presents itself, depending upon the circumstances.

Best tool in my arsenal, was always to look at the fastener, and to drive the proper bit in to the munged up head, with a small hammer, leave it there, then apply the driver to the tip, and see if it would back out.

Otherwise, look up "Brutus Screw Extractor" online. I used to call these 'the gods of leverage tool', and for pretty good reason. It works!