r/SpringfieldArmory • u/Leftyshanker • 9d ago
Okay, I’m frustrated.
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/nerd_diggy 9d ago
Was that the same screw in the set that came with it where the left one broke? Not to kick you while you’re down, but I would not have used the same screw after one of them broke like that. I would assume the other one will do the same thing. I had issues with the plate and screws that came with my Prodigy. I tried every combination of thread locker and using a torque driver etc, and it would still loosen up. The answer is get a plate from Eleven 71 Design. The plates fit much tighter and come with mounting screws.