Help with Buck Mark Disassembly.

[Vin496]

I bought this Browning Buck Mark Camper about a month ago and this weekend I sat down to take it apart.

The problem is the screw under the barrel, in the manual it's stated as a flat head screw, but mine clearly has a hex screw in 7/64. The problem I am having is the thing is so darn torqued, I can't get it out. It has already twisted 2 allen wrenches and 1 Tpull, and I don't want to strip it or break a wrench and somehow end up scratching the pistol.

Anyone have any advice?

[Ledbetter]

Heat the end of a hex wrench and put it in the hole to soften the thread-loc that is no doubt there.

Then use ANOTHER hex wrench to turn the screw. One that is not hot

[Vin496]

Thanks, I'll try that out.

[savasyn]

I went through the exact same thing and trashed two cheap hex wrenches in the process. I took it to a friend who had some high quality hex bits of that size and he managed to break it loose but not before bending that bit as well. They really glue that thing in there.
We didn't try heat, hopefully that helps for you. Either way, you'll probably want a hex bit in a screw driver handle as opposed to using a normal allen wrench. After this episode, I bought a nice set of Magna-Tip bits from Brownells and haven't looked back.

[Bug Splat]

WOW thats crazy

Mine came with a flathead and no glue. If it were me I would use a soldering iron on the screw until that glue melt then use a good Hex.

[ghideon]

Strange, mine is a flathead. But the date of manufacture on mine is in the early 90s IIRC.

[Ledbetter]

They changed the screw in around 2001. +1 on Rimfirecentral.com

[TonyM]

+1 on applying heat. I didn't on my first one and it was a bear. You can use a soldering iron to heat up the bolt and not mess with the finish on the frame.