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1/30/2025 7:35:28 PM EDT
Got a hellcat pro last week was going to mount a Vortex Defender CCW to it today but when I went to remove the optics plate I swear they nust have made a t10 fit into a fucking drill and used all of the loctite. I used a tool I had lying around and put force and twist and feel it strip instantly. Wtf springfield why are you using the shittiest screws ever? Any low risk ideas to help me get this shit out?
What it boils down to is that they fear an effective resistance to their power: So, Left in power=Guns bad, mmmmkay...?, Right in power=Guns good!-thskirk
1/31/2025 10:49:06 AM EDT
[#1]
Use a heat gun, maybe a soldering gun to heat the screws enough to neutralize the locktite.
2/1/2025 4:48:14 AM EDT
[#2]
I had the EXACT same issue
Had to drill it out, ruined the plate. I called Springfield, sold me a plate for $25 and charged me $10 shipping
Ridiculous
2/1/2025 9:11:26 PM EDT
[#3]
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Originally Posted By Bricat1:
I had the EXACT same issue
Had to drill it out, ruined the plate. I called Springfield, sold me a plate for $25 and charged me $10 shipping
Ridiculous
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Lmao. I just took it to a looking gunsmith and they didn't even charge me. I did buy a few boxes of ammo from their store.
What it boils down to is that they fear an effective resistance to their power: So, Left in power=Guns bad, mmmmkay...?, Right in power=Guns good!-thskirk

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