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Posted: 10/4/2019 8:10:59 PM EDT
Picked up a P320 professional the other day and I finally got my leupold DPP in today. Figured piece of cake two screw out to get the plate off and two screws in to attach the DPP.

Well...

Sig must of used some industrial strength thread locker because I couldn’t get the screws to budge. Tried heating them but they both stripped. EZ out broke in one of them. I drilled the heads off and was going to try and use pliers to turn them out. However, they are still locked in there and not enough material to grab them with locking pliers anyway.

What’s my best next step?

Link Posted: 10/4/2019 10:37:58 PM EDT
[#1]
gunsmith or machine shop  -----drill and tap
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 3:17:11 PM EDT
[#2]
Drill out using a center bit to start the hole.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 3:37:55 PM EDT
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Drill out using a center bit to start the hole.
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I'd highly recommend they be faced flat with an end mill first so the center drill doesn't want to walk off it.

Then drill them with a left hand drill bit. Should come right out.
Link Posted: 10/6/2019 12:13:03 PM EDT
[#4]
Thanks for the replies. Researched my options and I think I’ve screwed this up enough and will find a pro.
Link Posted: 10/6/2019 12:17:33 PM EDT
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I'd highly recommend they be faced flat with an end mill first so the center drill doesn't want to walk off it.
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Never seen a center drill walk.
They have almost no length and if the setup is solid
you can even start on a round object or off perpendicular.
Link Posted: 10/6/2019 4:19:11 PM EDT
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I'd highly recommend they be faced flat with an end mill first so the center drill doesn't want to walk off it.
Then drill them with a left hand drill bit. Should come right out.
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This is the way to do it, if you have access to a mill.

If not, use a thin file to create a slot for a flathead screwdriver. Soak them in Kroil overnight. Then apply heat with an oxy-acetylene torch and try unscrewing them carefully (with lots of downward pressure).
Link Posted: 10/8/2019 2:54:05 PM EDT
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This is the way to do it, if you have access to a mill.

If not, use a thin file to create a slot for a flathead screwdriver. Soak them in Kroil overnight. Then apply heat with an oxy-acetylene torch and try unscrewing them carefully (with lots of downward pressure).
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I'd highly recommend they be faced flat with an end mill first so the center drill doesn't want to walk off it.
Then drill them with a left hand drill bit. Should come right out.
This is the way to do it, if you have access to a mill.

If not, use a thin file to create a slot for a flathead screwdriver. Soak them in Kroil overnight. Then apply heat with an oxy-acetylene torch and try unscrewing them carefully (with lots of downward pressure).
"Oxy-acetylene"  is overkill.
Air-acetylene is hot enough.
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