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Slodin · February 8th, 2016, 15:21

damn the we g17 hopup is so hard to open..
the first screw unscrewed so easy..then the second one just stripped with a touch....I saw another topic from 2014, but is buying another hopup the only way? it's expensive to buy another one with 21 USD + shipping..

and yep, I was trying to swap out the stupid long barrel....i guess for the meantime i can only use it with the silencer.....

btw I tried using a rubber band but of course that screw is so tight...also I don't have a heat gun in case it has lock tight in there...they baited me so hard from the first screw being so easy...

EDIT:
Tried:
1. Hammering a flat head
2. heat the hopup with a heat gun
3. different size screw drivers

all didn't work...

Solution: so we just drilled the head out with a small drill bit and then used pliers to unscrew the rest of the screw...
There was lock tight on it...i don't think its glue because it's blue...however blue lock tight shouldn't be THAT tough..or they put both? if they did...WHY!! just WHY!!

February 8th, 2016, 15:21	#1
Slodin Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Surrey B.C	[Solved]Best way to get out a stripped screw? damn the we g17 hopup is so hard to open.. the first screw unscrewed so easy..then the second one just stripped with a touch....I saw another topic from 2014, but is buying another hopup the only way? it's expensive to buy another one with 21 USD + shipping.. and yep, I was trying to swap out the stupid long barrel....i guess for the meantime i can only use it with the silencer..... btw I tried using a rubber band but of course that screw is so tight...also I don't have a heat gun in case it has lock tight in there...they baited me so hard from the first screw being so easy... EDIT: Tried: 1. Hammering a flat head 2. heat the hopup with a heat gun 3. different size screw drivers all didn't work... Solution: so we just drilled the head out with a small drill bit and then used pliers to unscrew the rest of the screw... There was lock tight on it...i don't think its glue because it's blue...however blue lock tight shouldn't be THAT tough..or they put both? if they did...WHY!! just WHY!! __________________ Last edited by Slodin; February 13th, 2016 at 21:18..