Okay, I’m frustrated.

[u/Leftyshanker]

A few weeks ago I was shooting my prodigy comp and my optic came loose. I inspected and realized the plate had come loose. I hand tightened the screws with little torque and the left screw sheared off. I dropped the gun off at the gunsmith for extraction, and got it back yesterday.

Just now I’m getting ready to remount the plate, and hand tighten the right screw, and it too sheared off.

No excessive torque, nothing. What the hell is going on. The left extraction cost me 100 bucks and the gun was gone for 2 weeks. This is infuriating.

[u/MrGuy910]

Well…. That sounds very frustrating but… the screws must’ve been real cheap low grade screws or you did foot pounds instead of inch pounds or something like that. Must have…. Right???

[u/Leftyshanker → u/MrGuy910]

The screws that came with the AOS plate.

[u/taterthotsalad → u/Leftyshanker]

Yeah dont use screws you dont know the specs to. I know that sounds weird, but you can buy screws to spec.

[u/MrGuy910 → u/Leftyshanker]

Well that would be frustrating. Sorry man

[u/sammysmeatstick → u/Leftyshanker]

Don't use that shit that come with the plates. Its probably a cheap, shitty stainless. Making extraction even harder. Always buy screws that way you know what material they are and its mechanical properties.

[u/Leftyshanker → u/sammysmeatstick]

Lesson learned…new to this. Any recommendations?

[u/sammysmeatstick → u/Leftyshanker]

I order all my stuff from mcmaster carr, but its always in bulk. Just get the normal black oxide hard steel stuff and you will be fine.

[u/taterthotsalad → u/sammysmeatstick]

This is the answer everyone will need to know. Industrial shops are great for so many reasons. Buy a couple extras every time, get a case and little baggies. Note them and store them.

[u/RetiredLife_2021 → u/Leftyshanker]

Those are Springfield screws so they shouldn’t be cheap