m1903 broken front action screw

[ssgross]

I just took delivery this week of a 3.32million serial m1903 in a new CMP stock with a pristine bore. I'm excited to say the least.
I started taking her apart for cleaning and inspection, and the front action screw popped loose after just half a turn. Sure enough, the bolt is broken off. There are about 2 threads of the receiver visible, so the broken piece is down in there. My guess is it was a cheap modern repro action screw that had an internal fault.
Now - to get it out. My first thought is to 1) fill the hole with kroil and let it sit. I don't know how froze in there it is. 2) drill in to it and try a stuck screw extractor. My guess is it's not frozen in there...unless some bubba bottomed it out tightening it and that's why it broke. 3) if the stuck screw extractor doesn't work, drill it out some more and tap the hole. add some epoxy to a screw and screw it in, then let it sit and harden and screw the whole mess out.
Unless anyone else has a better idea?
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