shellplate set screw
Quote from Reloader on September 17, 2013, 4:54 amI've been working on my .45 to .223 conversion. I'm at replacing the shellplate. I see where the set screw needs to be loosened before taking the main shellplate bolt out. Well...whomever put this together seems to have put that set screw in wayyyy to tight. So, now I've just about got that little screw stripped. I'm thinking I'm really "screwed" now. I can move the set screw about 1/16 back and forth, but that's about it. The main bolt will not budge. Please help.
Gene
I've been working on my .45 to .223 conversion. I'm at replacing the shellplate. I see where the set screw needs to be loosened before taking the main shellplate bolt out. Well...whomever put this together seems to have put that set screw in wayyyy to tight. So, now I've just about got that little screw stripped. I'm thinking I'm really "screwed" now. I can move the set screw about 1/16 back and forth, but that's about it. The main bolt will not budge. Please help.
Gene
Quote from Reloader on September 17, 2013, 5:11 am...Correction, I CANNOT move the screw at all. I can't think of anything but to try to fit a larger allen head wrench into that set screw, or drill it out. Still lost...
...Correction, I CANNOT move the screw at all. I can't think of anything but to try to fit a larger allen head wrench into that set screw, or drill it out. Still lost...
Quote from Reloader on September 18, 2013, 11:26 amOK, well I got it. I found a brand new allen wrench with good corners on it. I was able to get it loose. Thanks Dillon for getting a new screw in the mail to me.
OK, well I got it. I found a brand new allen wrench with good corners on it. I was able to get it loose. Thanks Dillon for getting a new screw in the mail to me.