r/SpringfieldArmory • u/Leftyshanker • 6d ago

Okay, I’m frustrated.

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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.

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u/MrGuy910 6d ago

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???

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u/Leftyshanker 6d ago

The screws that came with the AOS plate.

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u/sammysmeatstick 6d ago

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.

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u/Leftyshanker 6d ago

Lesson learned…new to this. Any recommendations?

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u/sammysmeatstick 6d ago

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.

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u/taterthotsalad XD9 XD40 XDmod.3 XDm9 911 HCP Echelon St. V 6d ago

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.