****HELP***** Probably a stupid mistake, or is it? I'm feeling pretty sick about it.

[Coach W]

Yeah I think I'll try and get it off in the morning and then take it to the smith to back the screw out.

The screw is bottomed out so I think it'll have to be drilled out.

I'm pretty sure the threaded holes for the bases in the 700 action go all the way through..(I seem to remember using a long one that interfered with the bolt closing ) I dont believe you can "bottom out" the base screws as there's no bottom.

[UltraMax]

I'm pretty sure the threaded holes for the bases in the 700 action go all the way through..(I seem to remember using a long one that interfered with the bolt closing ) I dont believe you can "bottom out" the base screws as there's no bottom.

The foremost screw has a bottom, the rest don't. At least that's the way my rifle is. (I used a small pick to get some crud out of the bottom of the screw hole)

[trophy8]

I wouldnt wait till the morning i would take it off right now if you did it recently so any jb weld that didnt set up completely will come off. Take it to a smith and have it done right and remind me to never buy a gun from you haha jk

[Kbar]

Take off the mount.
Take a flat file and file the remaining shank of the screw just till the center is flat (parallel with the barrel).
Take a center punch and LIGHTLY / VERY LIGHTLY dimple the screw right in the center.
Get a very small LEFT HAND DRILL BIT and use a drill to turn it in reverse while trying to drill.... lightweight 9volt or 12 volt drills run very slowly (thats what you need) cant stress enough to take your time and dont try to rambo it.

Another thing to do is heat the barrel around the screw with a high temp blowdryer and try to use a cotton swab soaked in brake fluid to quench the screw. (brake fluid acts as penetrating oil and may help the screw back out easier.

[UltraMax]

Thanks guys, I did this on Thursday so the weld is set. My only saving grace is that I did not "rough" up either surface before gluing. As soon as I get home I'm gonna get that Bugger off there. I think I can do that much. Then take it to the smith.

[UncleBubba]

Go to a gunsmith, not a machine shop. Do not try an ease out yourself because if you break one off then you are in real trouble. I run our family machine shop and would tell you to go find a good gunsmith to fix it before I touched it. I wouldn't touch it honestly.I would get it removed and fixed right IMO but I'm not you. Good luck with it.

[EdO]

Thanks guys, I did this on Thursday so the weld is set. My only saving grace is that I did not "rough" up either surface before gluing. As soon as I get home I'm gonna get that Bugger off there. I think I can do that much. Then take it to the smith.

[Pthomas]

Lol. You messed up and went down the road of quickly thought up and acted upon actions... I call it the OS slip, into panick mode. One bad idea leads to the other and with each bad idea you feel like you need to fix it faster instead of setting it down, stepping back and really accessing the situation. I've been there man. We all have once or twice. I now have to tell myself to stop and develop a good plan.

A good plan in my opinion is to stop what you are doing and fix the problem. Take the base off, clean the mess up you've made and then get that screw out. If there's some still sticking up you can hit it in the right direction with a punch or small screwdriver. Or simply take it to a smith, have him drill it to get it out. (couple different methods they can use... You could to if you had a good press and vise).

After all is fixed and well, get a torque wrench and use it.

Just take the rifle to a good gunsmith have him take the bases off and clean. Your mess up for future reference it is a common problem with 700 actions to strip a screw out and cost 20 bucks to fix at that time and Jb weld on anything is a temporary fix and should never be used on a gun

[TXHunter12]

Like mentioned already. The screw hole doesn't have a bottom so it didn't bottom out. You will be surprised at how easy the screw will back out. Its not binding as much as you would think. If a screw bottoms out then breaks....then you have your work cut out for you.

[scissorhands]

JB weld on a rifle? no sir! Take it to a gunsmith and he will fix it for you, and wonder how you managed to do what you did.

[dclifton]

I've gotten out several with an ez out. I even drilled one out one day and tapped it with a chisel and backed it out with pliers

[UltraMax]

Came of with one hit of the punch and a gasket hammer, then I scraped the rest off with a small X-acto knife. The scratch looks worse on camera than in person. Thanks guys, I'm headed to the gunsmith in a bit.

[Tommyh]

now that the screw is flush and flat, use a center punch and put a good dimple in the center of the screw.

use a left handed drill bit and hope the jb weld didnt go into the threads of that screw. do not use an easy out if the drill bit doesnt back it out. stop right there and take it to a smith to have the hole repaired.

[UltraMax]

now that the screw is flush and flat, use a center punch and put a good dimple in the center of the screw.

use a left handed drill bit and hope the jb weld didnt go into the threads of that screw. do not use an easy out if the drill bit doesnt back it out. stop right there and take it to a smith to have the hole repaired.

It has loctite on the screw, should I still try that?

[Tommyh]

It has loctite on the screw, should I still try that?

some loktite needs to be warmed up in order to get it to break loose. check the loktite instructions to see waht they say to do to break it loose