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I'm on my 3rd Tikka which says a lot of what I think of them (so this is not a bashing thread). In preparation to mounting a scope, I've hit a snag removing one of the slotted studs in the top of the receiver. The stud is so soft that instead of backing out, my slotted screwdriver is chewing it up (yes, I used a properly fitting screwdriver). Has anyone come across this problem? Do they even make a tap and die set small enough to remove these? I'd welcome any suggestions as I suspect I'm going to be facing a gunsmith bill for drilling out the stud and retapping to a larger size which in turn will require modifying the mounts. Thoughts?

Unless they have changed the screwed... they are really plastic plugs. If they don’t back out easy... I screw them all the way through the receiver and pick the out of the action/ magazine.....is a small screw driver

What mistem said

Ditto

Ya I had this happen once also do what was previously said

Or, keep it simple and use Warnes. No base screws to break or loosen

I've had to pick them out before too. Just use a small needle or something sharp. Nothing but soft plastic put there to fill the holes.

Thanks gents, got it out.

had the same thing happen. just pushed it through when it wouldn't un screw

Yep if it doesn’t screw out easily take a small punch and pop it thru the bottom and with the mag out the lil plastic hole fillers usually fall on thru the mag well.

2nd vote for Warne rings for the Tikka.

^^^^^^^^^^

That's not his problem. Its the plastic filler screws.

Those are still in place under my 3 sets of Warnes

go with the burris mounts

I use those holes to mount my 20 moa rail.

Buy a Ruger!!! Then you don't have to worry about the screws! (Just wanted to be that guy in a thread that throws out a way out there solution to your problem!)

Tikka should put a note in the box that the receiver plugs are just plastic inserts.

Thought I had messed up the receiver hole threads on a nib t3x trying to back the plugs out.
Two plugs came up and out, two ended up being pushed through. Heart skipped a beat and the threads were fine.

I know all about the heart skipping a beat over believing you might have screwed up a new receiver:)

Like hand tapping a 8-40 because you're pissed you gummed up the 6-48...