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Stuck filler screw #14113101 09/09/19
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,846 B bamagun01 OP Campfire Regular
OP bamagun01 Campfire Regular B Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,846	While I was removing the filler screws on my new Tikka T3 lite, one of the screws stripped out and is now stuck. It broke apart and crumbled. The others came out fine. Should I have a gunsmith correct this or send back to tikka? "If I couldn't laugh I would go insane." JB

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Re: Stuck filler screw bamagun01 #14113343 09/09/19
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,980 C Castle_Rock Campfire Regular
Castle_Rock Campfire Regular C Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,980	they are not screws but plastic plugs

Re: Stuck filler screw bamagun01 #14113383 09/09/19
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,846 B bamagun01 OP Campfire Regular
OP bamagun01 Campfire Regular B Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,846	That would explain why it crumbled so easily. "If I couldn't laugh I would go insane." JB

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