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thanks, my biggest prob is my disability and my hands are not very good. but may get my boy to try heatHave you tried applying some heat to the top of the receiver with a heat gun or a hair dryer? Might just do the trick to loosen the screws.
thanks, my biggest prob is my disability and my hands are not very good. but may get my boy to try heat+1 on the heat, and put some weight on the screw driver so you don't bugger up the heads.
Hope it works for you. It has been years since I did the same to my 10/22 but I don't remember having too much trouble getting the screws out. Now changing the barrel was another story. Felt like it was welded on!thanks, my biggest prob is my disability and my hands are not very good. but may get my boy to try heat
have you tried a Wheeler FAT tool? that's how I did minethanks, my biggest prob is my disability and my hands are not very good. but may get my boy to try heat
the FAT tool has hollow ground tipsThose screws are often slot heads.
It helps immeasurably to be using the correct size, gunsmith-type, hollow ground screwdriver.
On these, the sides of the blade are cut straight so that they get full purchase on the screw slot.
A hardware store flat bladed screwdriver has sides that are cut on a taper.
Oftentimes death or boogered screws using this type of screwdriver on a firearm.
Once those receiver screws are boogered, it's a trip to the gunsmith.
If you have a screwdriver that accepts "bits" you can get just the hollow ground bit.
On several occasions I have fabbed my own screwdriver tips to fit various screws.
The Husky brand torque screwdriver at Home Depot is a surprisingly nice tool.the FAT tool has hollow ground tips
I recommend a torque wrench if your mounting a scope anyway
I prefer tube fed bolt action .22"s, don't eat ammo quite as fast and feeding a tube is easier than stuffing magazines!!last time I purchased a 10/22 they were $120
I see the price has gone up
but every shooter needs at least one
a Ruger 10/22 only eats ammo as fast as you pull the triggerI prefer tube fed bolt action .22"s, don't eat ammo quite as fast and feeding a tube is easier than stuffing magazines!!
I have been dropping bullets in the tube of this old remmy since "66"a Ruger 10/22 only eats ammo as fast as you pull the trigger
trigger control saves ammo
and I have a Rem bolt action, I don't find feeding the tube any faster than loading 10/22 rotary mags
but I've been loading 10/22 mags since 1977