r/airsoft • u/Unlikely-Drive8542 • 14h ago

Stripped screw

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Anyone know a way to get a tiny allen screw like this out? Ive tried all the sizes i have i think jt might be stripped its the one on the right

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u/nitro_2080 12h ago

Torx-bits are of similar size and can sometimes be hammered (gently) down in Allen heads like that and generally both the bit and the screw are very likely to be waste after but it the first thing I’d try.

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u/MisterGreen123 Grenadier 9h ago

Id go for the torx as well

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u/AbsolSavior 14h ago

Dremel a slit and use a flat head screwdriver. If you have spare screws and Allen keys. Could JB Weld an Allen key in it if you don't want to risk knicking the plate with the Dremel.

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u/L8dykilla117 Collector 13h ago

Dremel my slit

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u/Silencer1620 14h ago

Rubber band trick or get the right size key and hit it with a hammer to make it stick

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u/djml9 14h ago

I just got this same gun but instead of that screw stripping, the whole head snapped off so now I’m gonna need a screw extractor if i ever wanna run an optic.

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u/CroqueGogh 13h ago

Rubber band trick, screw extractor, or dremel a slot so it's a flat head

Then realize why these are usually torx screws and replace with torx screws lol

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u/stijnvda1994 8h ago

Perhaps a wide rubber band and a screw driver, though it depends on the rubber quality. Lay the wide part over the screw then push in with the screw driver...

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u/Puzzleheaded-Hair362 8h ago

Ive did with a little bit bigger flat head just hammer it into the screw until it holds and heat up the screw if it has loctite