Re: 2 hour hold LTR headed back to Remington
Nic, my man, calm down. Precision shooting takes steady nerves and a calm demeanor -- like an AVIATOR. Don't let one little, bitty problem get your boxers in a wad. In the big scheme of things, this is nothing. And it isn't much in the little scheme of things, either. Imagine having a prized scope mounted in new rings and a matching base from a top mfg. Imagine having all four of the base screws shear right off after the 13th shot from a .308 -- which had previously been fired 1,000+ rounds with the scope mounted in much less expensive mounts. Scope, rings/base fall on the concrete walkway next to the bench. Because the four f'ing little bitty screws provided by the base mfg. were shit. A bad batch.
So, I used an 'EZ Out' sort of device to remove the stubs, and got about remounting the scope -- albeit not in the same mounts, for damn sure.
Breathe man, take a couple of deep breaths. You're gonna need to handle some of these tasks like at least one other poster suggested. Forget the Aquila outfit. $45 to remove a screw is robbery! I think it would have taken them 10 seconds.
As to Remington being Public Enemy #1 because of this, imagine how it would go if you sent them the rifle, because of a screw that costs less than a nickel. They send you a call-tag or RGA number for warranty claim. You box up the rifle, and ship it to them. They receive it, examine it, and fix it. They box it up, and send it back to you. That would take two weeks, minimum. The drive to the UPS store would be more costly, in terms of the time it takes you, than just removing the screw and chasing the threads with a tap.
So, how is the warranty repair idea better? It isn't!!! Shit happens. This was a little piece of corn in the shit world.
Call a regular machine shop -- not these Aquila folks -- in your area, and ensure they are open and would be willing to look at your empty/unloaded/bolt-removed-and-sitting-back-at-your-house barreled action.
Go there, with your tap, and a flashlight, and your barreled action. Tell them this little bitty hole should hold a little bitty screw like the good screws you kept from the other three holes. Then stand back and see what they say.
Five minutes later, you'll be driving home, with the problem solved, and a smile on your face. Breathe man. Easy does it.
Here are some other tasks you should do yourself:
mount scope base and rings and scope
adjust trigger
remove stock, reattach stock to proper torque
clean rifle
Now get to it, and stay off the Red Bull.
