C96 Stock repair ?

Ron Wood · 08-05-2017, 01:30 PM

I think I would soak it in oil for a while, dry it off, heat it up a bit to help loosen the rust then grab the shaft of the screw with a pair of vise grips and wiggle the screw back and forth until it breaks free then unscrew it. If the vise grips bung up the shaft too much to get it out of the frame, cut the shaft and remove from inside the frame. Nothing like a BFFI (brute force and flipping ignorance) approach to a problem, eh what?

sheepherder · 08-05-2017, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

I think I would soak it in oil for a while, dry it off, heat it up a bit to help loosen the rust then grab the shaft of the screw with a pair of vise grips and wiggle the screw back and forth until it breaks free then unscrew it. If the vise grips bung up the shaft too much to get it out of the frame, cut the shaft and remove from inside the frame. Nothing like a BFFI (brute force and flipping ignorance) approach to a problem, eh what?

Unless the head was broken off while trying to remove it, and the shaft is still inside the wooden stock...

unitedcs · 08-05-2017, 03:34 PM

Reluctant to drill it out and lose my threads. The head of the screw is missing, just a hole. If it was an aftermarket stock I wouldn't hesitate

08-05-2017, 01:30 PM	#1
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	I think I would soak it in oil for a while, dry it off, heat it up a bit to help loosen the rust then grab the shaft of the screw with a pair of vise grips and wiggle the screw back and forth until it breaks free then unscrew it. If the vise grips bung up the shaft too much to get it out of the frame, cut the shaft and remove from inside the frame. Nothing like a BFFI (brute force and flipping ignorance) approach to a problem, eh what? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction