Hi All
Shot 27 rounds yesterday; take rifle out to clean and notice that 6-40 Torx screw head (Right screw, front ring) has sheared off completely (using DNZ one piece). Any ideas about extracting the shaft? I have tried super gluing the head back and slowly cranking it out, but that didn't work. No room to carve a slot in order to use flat-head screw driver; the remainder of the screw is about a mil down from the top.
Unfortunately, I don't have a drill press . . . have considered hand drilling it, but worried about the aluminum mount and threads. I know it's a long shot, but I'm hoping the combined experience here can give me some sort of magic bullet.
Related question: Any idea how a screw head like that simply pops off? Over-torqued (used recommended 25 in/lbs)? Freak accident? Can't remember doing anything remotely violent to the cased weapon.
Thanks in advance.
Shot 27 rounds yesterday; take rifle out to clean and notice that 6-40 Torx screw head (Right screw, front ring) has sheared off completely (using DNZ one piece). Any ideas about extracting the shaft? I have tried super gluing the head back and slowly cranking it out, but that didn't work. No room to carve a slot in order to use flat-head screw driver; the remainder of the screw is about a mil down from the top.
Unfortunately, I don't have a drill press . . . have considered hand drilling it, but worried about the aluminum mount and threads. I know it's a long shot, but I'm hoping the combined experience here can give me some sort of magic bullet.
Related question: Any idea how a screw head like that simply pops off? Over-torqued (used recommended 25 in/lbs)? Freak accident? Can't remember doing anything remotely violent to the cased weapon.
Thanks in advance.
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