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Originally Posted by Gunnerman
Yes, I know which way to turn a screw. I put 200 rounds through the gun. I soaked it overnight in WD-40. I heated it as hot as I'm comfortable doing. I've broken 2 allen wrenches. And yes, I have a T handle wrench. I've had to regrind the tip 3 times due to it rounding off. I've removed a lot of screws from guns over the years that were staked, or had red thread locker on them. I've NEVER had one like this. Reading threads, it appears S&W has gone from using a screw that comes out by itself, to one that won't come out....ever. Which kind of defeats one of the main selling points of the gun....easy takedown.
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Originally Posted by MichiganScott
"L" shaped Allen wrenches are notoriously soft. I use the bits from Brownell's for the smaller screws and "T" handle wrenches from an old Craftsman set for the bigger ones. Never stripped out a screw or rounded a wrench. Good tools won't fail you.
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If you've reground the end of the wrench three times, it wasn't hard enough to begin with, and the heat from grinding it has probably softened it even more.