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IIRC it's just a 3/8 pipe plug...you can get them at any hardware store. Brass, galvanized, copper....makes no diff.
but remember, the plugs from the hardware store don't have the magnet...not a big deal IMO.
i personally have and use the ones with the magnet....these are also available all over...
more then one way to skin a cat....just removed 3 Monday.
the plug is soft, it literally takes 5-10secs to drill it. Let it drain and then hit it with heat again, insert easy out and it's out...it's never failed me. I have also had luck with just heat and vice grips on the exposed threads, that...
Cant say ive ever broken an easy out..especially if using the correct size for the bolt to be removed.
But like i said...i remove at least 1 a week.
Heat is the key...i like to put in brass pipe plugs
That can be removed with a crescent wrench.
The whole allen head idea in that spot is a bad...
Drill it out under sized, go buy an easy out...hit it with a torch and it will come right out.
I do them weekly ..,they are pipe thread, don't need more then a 1/4 turn tight with some sealant