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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: elkh8me on April 14, 2013, 07:57:30 AM

Title: removing scope base
Post by: elkh8me on April 14, 2013, 07:57:30 AM: i am trying to remove a scope base off of my thompson encore. i have broken two torx head screw drivers. can i heat the base with a propane torch with out damaging the blueing?

any other suggestions??? :bash:
Title: Re: removing scope base
Post by: whackmaster on April 14, 2013, 07:59:10 AM: i would try a hair dryer :dunno:
Title: Re: removing scope base
Post by: Biggerhammer on April 14, 2013, 08:17:08 AM: Sure, but heating it up moderately is the key. Don't try to get it up to tempature in a minute or so. Heat it evenly, I would concentrate on the screws themselves and not the complete base. I would use it as a last resort, try a hair dryer or heat gun first.
Title: Re: removing scope base
Post by: high country on April 14, 2013, 08:38:23 AM: You need 400* to kill the loctite. A soldering iron works great, or put the torx bit in the flame and transfer the heat to the screws.
Title: Re: removing scope base
Post by: mountainman on April 14, 2013, 08:50:41 AM: 400*. Might first try a couple firm taps on the screw-heads with a hammer and your driver. May spread the threads a little and loosen them up, in case they are just torqued too tight. Then try the heat!
Title: Re: removing scope base
Post by: addicted2hunting on April 14, 2013, 09:52:51 AM: heat gun.
Title: Re: removing scope base
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 14, 2013, 10:00:23 AM: Unfortunately you should of tried heating them up with a hair dryer or heat gun first once you knew that they were not coming out easy ...Some people / gun smiths will put a dot of loc tight on the threads but they usually come out fairly easy ...sounds like someone over tightened them or they are rusted in place :twocents: Like stated above ----hair dryer or heat gun but be carefull not to heat them to much :tup: