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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Gamo Gate => : Evo|ve_S|66 January 22, 2010, 11:50:48 AM

: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: Evo|ve_S|66 January 22, 2010, 11:50:48 AM

Alright so I've just got my Silent Cat in the mail today, and it definitely has the metal trigger -- so I can put the GRT in if without a doubt now....anyway, to further conclude my hypothesis I needed to take off my stock. Sure I got one screw out with a standard 1/8 allen key/wrench, the other screw did not perform in the same fashion. The screws on this particular shooter seem to need a special looking key/wrench if I'm not mistaken? I sure hope I didn't strip the threading...anyway here are some pictures and please give me your input! Thank you

*edit* I've tried every single allen key and wrench, all sizes, screw drivers, you name it....nothing fits.

[IMG=http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8944/img3767h.th.jpg] (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/img3767h.jpg/)

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-Jarred

: RE: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: CharlieDaTuna January 22, 2010, 12:47:05 PM

The stock screws are not allen head screws. They are #25 Torx screws. Allen wrenches will ruin the head of the screw.

: Re: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: Evo|ve_S|66 January 22, 2010, 12:59:13 PM

Yeah I thought so -- It was my mistake. I knew that it might be one of those but I guess it slipped my mind. I wonder if the local Home-Depot or Lowes has those wrenches. Looks like I'll have to make some calls :) Thanks again Bob,

-Jarred

: Re: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: LongIslandArcher January 22, 2010, 01:33:03 PM

Lowe's has them.  Make sure you get the one that is long and thin enough to reach in through the trigger guard.

: Re: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: Evo|ve_S|66 January 23, 2010, 12:26:39 PM

Problem solved; picked up a set of a Torx driver set made my Kobalt -- at about $11 that's a so so price. It was the only cheapest set that had the #25 driver, so I guess I can't complain. Any who, thank you for helping you two :) I really appreciate it....my last few GAMO shooters had the "plus" head screw driver type screws for the stock, so I didn't know what to expect for this one..

-Jarred

: Re: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: gamo2hammerli January 23, 2010, 01:15:28 PM

All three of my recent Gamos use the Torx screws.  My ancient Gamo Expotec uses cross-head (Forgot it's name) screws.

: Re: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: LongIslandArcher January 23, 2010, 01:42:57 PM

You mean the Phillips head (+) screws?

: Re: Urgent - Stock screw won't come off
: gamo2hammerli January 23, 2010, 01:51:07 PM

Yep, I was going to type that....but wasn't sure....didn't want to pass on wrong info.