Stripped receiver threads

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trg42wraglefragle

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After a night of shooting it was to my great pleasure (NOT) to find that the threads in the top of the receiver on my Remington 597 have been completely stripped!

I currently have a Weaver rail attached to it, with the scope mounted to the rail. Well I did have.
The gun hasn't been pampered, but its not been smashed around it the back of a truck or anything, just the normal wear and tear a gun receives.
I've had the rail on there for a good few months and its done a lot of shooting its just decided to do this now.

Should I just accept the fact that this has happened, or is it fair to not expect that to happen?
Is it something I should ask Remington about, or should I pamper my guns more?
 
I've never heard of those screws being stripped unless it was abused by someone doing something stupid. I'm going to go with you should contact Remington, but I'm very curious to see what other say!

How old is the rifle? I guess that would be pretty important to know before we can give educated feedback.
 
It must be about 5 years old, its not new, but its hardly old.

I could add a few pictures to show the condition of the rifle, its not like its covered in scratches and dents, just the usual wear and tear.

The receiver is made from aluminium, so I guess its not going to be strong as a steel one, but I still wouldn't have expected them to strip out like they did.
 
I can think of a couple of possibilities going on. Bearing in mind that you have an aluminum receiver, how many times has this mount been removed? Aluminum does not wear well in screw threads. Possibly was the mount put on using red loctite and now you decided to remove the mount? Were you putting the mount back on and got heavy handed? The cure is to D&T to the next larger size and use BLUE loctite, the screws will still be removable, red often locks so well that heat is required to make it release. Here endeth the epistle. Goatwhiskers
 
The cure is to D&T to the next larger size and use BLUE loctite, the screws will still be removable, red often locks so well that heat is required to make it release. Here endeth the epistle. Goatwhiskers
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Do this. You'll be good to go then.
 
I have never removed the mount since putting it on, and it was put on with blue loctite when I did it.

The annoying thing is that its been fine for a long time, and it just done it at random it seems.

If its normal for this to happen and the receiver on my gun isn't made from poor aluminium then I'll go ahead and drill and tap it to a larger size.
 
I've seen 1 strip, but not all 4. If that is the case 3 screws on a 1 piece base should be more than enough for a 22 rifle. Many 1 piece bases for centerfire rifles only use 3 screws.
 
Send it back to Remington or at least call them!
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I agree, even if they won't do anything, they need to know the problem is out there so they can look into making it a better design or identifying what caused it. Hopefully they'd look into it, don't really know though.
 
I managed to strip one thread on a 10/22 aluminum receiver before I bought a torque screw driver ...
Most receiver holes use #6 screws, usually you could have them redrilled and retapped for #8s with little problem.
 
Toooo Tight

My quess is that they were over torqued when they were installed ! Over time the Aluminum threads continued to pull from being overtightened and eventually gave up the ghost . If they are 6-48 screws , Brownells has a fix , a bigger screw that you don't have to tap for , made for just such a problem .
 
I'm positive they weren't over tightened.
Years of fixing motor bikes with my dad has taught me to not over tighten bolts, especially in aluminium.

I will try contact Remington about it
 
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