Oiy...I screwed up again...Grip Screw

[Rottentofu]

I screwed up the grip screw. I must'd twisted it too hard. Now there is no edges inside the screw for my hex wrench to get a hold of. Please see pic:



Is there any way I can remove this screw and get it replaced? I want to make sure I can take apart the grip, just in case I need to replace the trigger or other parts in the future.

[Yugo]

http://www.harborfreight.com/screw-extractor-set-12-pc-61981.html

[SkyHawk]

Unless you have a mill or a cross slide vise and a 1/8 mill bit to mill a slot, use a Dremel with a small cutoff wheel, grind a slot for a regular screwdriver. I would mask off the surrounding grip with layers of heavy tape of some sort.

Before that you might want to try tapping in a sightly oversized sacrificial torx bit into what is left of that hole in the screw head. Tap it in then put your driver on it and see if you can back it out.

[D-rek07]

+1 ^^^^ I was going to suggest the same thing. That's what I've always done.

[orangeusa]

Looks like 2mm hex head on a Beretta. Try the smallest SAE size. It is slightly larger.

If that doesn't work - there are other ways. Easy out's don't work as the depth is so short

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[meno377]

Or at least try a phillips with a rubberband. It's a long shot but it has worked before.

[orangeusa]

Unless you have a mill or a cross slide vise and a 1/8 mill bit to mill a slot, use a Dremel with a small cutoff wheel, grind a slot for a regular screwdriver. I would mask off the surrounding grip with layers of heavy tape of some sort.

Before that you might want to try tapping in a sightly oversized sacrificial torx bit into what is left of that hole in the screw head. Tap it in then put your driver on it and see if you can back it out.

Didn't see your post. All good suggestions. I believe I ground off my easy out. But have doNE it a couple of times. Worst was Hogue screws that spun off with almost no pressure. Turns out they had a manufacturing flaw.. And I drilled them out. Not the case here.

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[EspoMan]

Same thing happened to me once with my Beretta. I inserted a once size larger hex key in there and SLOWY starting turning. If that doesn't work, put a drop of superglue in the hole and put the hex key in there. Let it dry and start turning. Will ruin your hex key but it should work.

[jeffrice6]

Sucks

[Litespeeds]

Sorry to hear about this problem. That is why many people recommend keeping the slotted screws as they are harder to strip. I personally like the look of torx or hex screws but when stuff like this happens, I just keep hearing those voices saying, I told you so.

Good luck with the extraction of your stripped screw. Makes me think twice now.

What I would do is use a small flat head screw driver and a hammer and try to tap the screwdriver until the tip cuts into the screw and hopefully you will get enough metal that the screw driver can loosen the screw.

[saki302]

If you're lucky- take a Torx bit that's slightly too big to fit- HAMMER it in, then turn it with a wrench.

This has removed several stripped hex bits for me successfully.

-Dave

[G SEDAN]

do it in the following order, move onto the next if it does not work:

-1 size larger hex key, do it slow
-rubber band and philips mehtod mentioned above, use a size with a tip that would fill that hole
-superglue method mentioned above, but tape around area around to avoid spilling onto grip or gun
-the dremel slot method

good luck.

[G SEDAN]

dup

[Rottentofu]

I will try all these tips one at a time. Thank you everyone!

[Ein]

Or at least try a phillips with a rubberband. It's a long shot but it has worked before.

But it doesn't always work when ever I have to do that it works about 70% of the time.