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Posted: 8/29/2007 10:55:08 PM EDT
So i figured out how to get a Fixed stock off of an AR15. I went out got a REALLY BIG flat head screw Driver and the damn top screw on the back of the stock wont turn loose for me. and yes iam turning it the right way counter clockwise right. So what the hell is the problem here??? Frustration is a bummer and i dont want to damage the head of the screw in the stock
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| I don't know what kind of screw driver you are using but maybe you could try one with a larger/thicker handle. If you have those skinny narrow ones it makes it hard to get a good grip that you need to take out the screw. I had to borrow my father's cause mine had a shitty handle that was too thin. |
I'd try a couple of things. First of all, you should have a few 90+ degree days left up there in NY. I'd pick one, or two of those days, and set the weapon outside in the direct sunlight in the hottest part of the day for a couple of hours. If all is black, it should get very hot to the touch after being out there for a couple of hours, hotter than I think you'll be able to achieve with a heat gun. Then, I'd give it another go with the screwdriver. One thing I found out with buttstock screws, is to make sure the blade of the screwdriver fits the screw slot just right. The bigger the better, as long as it fills the slot completely in the screw head with NO slop. If that doesn't work, I'd call loctite, and find out what solvent will "cut" the loctite. It may be printed on the package for all I know. Once you have them on the phone, ask them if this solvent can damage other materials (plastics, etc). If all that info proves GTG, I'd squirt some of the solvent around the outside of the screw, and give it time to "wick" itself down to and thru the threads. Then when it's not pooled up around the screw, I'd squirt some more, and let it wick itself some more. I'd stand the weapon on its muzzle for this method, and let gravity help do the work. If you can't find a solvent particular for this, then I'd try the penetrating oil, using the same procedure. Good luck, and hope some of this is helpful. |
If you are ditching it because you are moving to a free state then just whack the damn thing in half with a sawzall....You are going to need a new buffer tube anyhow....have fun and celebrate a little. |
i'll keep that in mind when i get down there! 
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| A tip to perhaps help others with loctited screws. Take a metal rod, can be a screw, bolt, nail etc, and heat it red hot with a propane torch while holding the rod with a pair of pliers, then touch the red hot rod on the head of the screw for a few seconds. The screw should then easily come out. |
+1, and in response to something else posted above - no weapon sitting out in the sun (unless fired through some mag dumps) will get hotter than the typical ~ 1200F heat gun can get it. Sheesh!  At any rate, the heat gun is a bad idea for blasting that part of the stock, and would most definitely melt/burn something up before the screw broke loose. |
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