PSA - Don't get angry when the Loctite won't budge.
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Don't think that will buff out....
I'm still working it through how I'm going to get the other half off. I'm 90% sure the cerakote under the thing is going to be toast.
My penance for being cheap, not getting another mount and being stupid. Half of me is enjoying the project.
Only if you have a dremel
Funny!! You have seen dremel destruction before. That was the easy part. Hard part will be releasing the tension on the center spring to get the thing off without harming the receiver.
Yeah, I knew when I stripped the one screw that holds it on, I was in trouble. Tried a removal tool but the crap was so soft it just kept making it worse. I even pre-heated the glue but I guess I used too much glue. My impatience got the best of me and I got pissed at the thing. I've hated that mount since the day I put it on so I wasn't too sad to carve the thing up.
Ranchero50
Ultimate Member
You just needed someone with a mill and a little time. Remove the stripped head, flip it over and bore the threaded part of the shaft out. Probably hitting it with a small drill bit would loosen the lock tight once the screw heated up.
What are you doing with what's left of the sight?
What are you doing with what's left of the sight?
clandestine
AR-15 Savant
I'm not sure what I'm looking at
That would be 1/2 of a Trijicon MRO mount.
That’s what they say about charred bodies in a house fire.
The sight is perfect shape. I just hacked the mount. I have to dremmel the center spring out to release the tension so I can remove it. Going to get a quick release mount. Probably LaRue.
If I had any patience this would never happen.
- May 15, 2007
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Loctite did what it was supposed to do. Don't diss the product 
Do you remember what strength you used?
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Do you remember what strength you used?
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Loctite did what it was supposed to do. Don't diss the product
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True...It was the blue removable. I think I put too much on. I hated that mount. It would loosen after a dozen rounds and only has one hex screw that would tighten an internal spring that brought two pieces of the mount together. I would put a little loctite on it and it still would loosen. I eventually used way too much. I heated the thing up for a while and it still wouldn't budge. Finally it stripped. I drilled it to no avail because the hex screw was really soft and nothing would grab it. Additionally the screw is recessed in a little so it was difficult to grab with any other tool.
I finally had enough and sliced it in half to get the optic off. Right now everything is pristine save the mount. I'm pretty sure I can slice the internal spring and it'll release the tension. Doing it and not touching the receiver will be a challenge.
https://www.brownells.com/optics-mo...dware/mro-quick-release-mount-prod104181.aspx
There it is. It came with the mount and cannot believe how much it sells for. Its junk.
There it is. It came with the mount and cannot believe how much it sells for. Its junk.
cstone
Active Member
Was there anything special/unique about the upper receiver? I don't know if I would spend that much time and effort on a run of the mill AR upper.
Good luck with that.
Be safe.
Good luck with that.
Be safe.
Its not as bad as it looks. Relatively its bad but I've seen worse to other types of equipment. It'll take time and careful dremel work but I'm confident I'll get it sliced off tomorrow. The more I stare at it and ponder how to get it off I believe I can keep the finish unblemished. You cannot see it but the screw is still in there and I could probably drill a hole in it and try again.
Its an LWRCI upper so its worth the effort. The instant I tried the first turn and broke the bit I knew I was in trouble. After breaking the 3rd bit subconsciously I knew this was going to happen. Can't say I haven't done this to myself before but I always get out of it and learn from it in the end.
DaemonAssassin
Why should we Free BSD?
A true gunsmith only needs a Dremel tool or angle grinder to do quality work. 
cstone
Active Member
A true gunsmith only needs a Dremel tool or angle grinder to do quality work.
And my local gunsmith tells me that he only uses a Big Flippin' Hammer. He is a skilled craftsman.
DaemonAssassin
Why should we Free BSD?
And my local gunsmith tells me that he only uses a Big Flippin' Hammer. He is a skilled craftsman.
You need to spend more time on here to get the reference. I give you a 3% chance of understanding it in 2 weeks.
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