Do you Loctite your scope rings?

For me: Bases and rings get the fasteners cleaned with Brakeleen, and a toothpick tip of Loctite blue. Torque to OEM spec. Done. Never a problem with disassembly.
For you: Just follow the OEM instructions.
 
5,6 years ago out with my axis in 270, opening day of deer season and realized my scope had movement..how frustrating lol if i remember right it was actually my base bolts that came loose, but since then i lok toght everything from bases to scope rings. It cant hurt any. Heck even my dirtbike and atv bolts all get a little dab of the stuff it cant hurt. Long as its not the red lokt tight anyway ;)
 
Yup, bases, crossbolts and caps. Have done for about 25 years. Used to shoot alot of magnum rifles, and would get scope slip etc, went to using loctite, still do. Usually the red gel. Never had a problem getting one back apart either.
 
Since 1964 , I have only locktighted the screws for bases . All other screws get lube oil . Now ,,,, this has only worked on
about 100 scopes since then , so still experimenting LOL . BTW ,,,, no magnums , just .30-06 types. Worked for me.
 
rugbydave said:
Using loctite (or any kind of lubricant) will change the torque values. Just torque to recommended value and witness mark.
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I have never added a witness mark to any of my stuff but that actually is a good idea. The base is where I usually hear people having issues and this wouldn’t help there but I may do this
Thanks
 
Fore300 said:
I have never added a witness mark to any of my stuff but that actually is a good idea. The base is where I usually hear people having issues and this wouldn’t help there but I may do this
Thanks
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No sweat, I'm OCD like that. I witness mark everything, ring caps, cross bolts, action screws, user-indexable muzzle brakes. I want to be able to know at a glance if anything that could potentially come loose and jack up POI is still tight.
 
I used to lap the rings to straighten them up so the scope could sit in them without weird pressures from clamping. Now, I put a little drop of blue in the ring to set the scope into - tighten just a little - then leave final tightening until the next morning - so it is building a nice straight bed for the scope to lay into - and prevents scope slide on recoil too. When changing scopes, the blue can be easily scratched of with a fingernail. Screws never get any.
 
anchor3593 said:
I used to lap the rings to straighten them up so the scope could sit in them without weird pressures from clamping. Now, I put a little drop of blue in the ring to set the scope into - tighten just a little - then leave final tightening until the next morning - so it is building a nice straight bed for the scope to lay into - and prevents scope slide on recoil too. When changing scopes, the blue can be easily scratched of with a fingernail. Screws never get any.
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I've never heard of this but it seems pretty simple and clever. Did you run across this idea somewhere else or did you just think it up because you were tired of lapping rings?
 
NedwardFlanders said:
I've never heard of this but it seems pretty simple and clever. Did you run across this idea somewhere else or did you just think it up because you were tired of lapping rings?
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Rings that are lapped seem just a tiny bit looser - and they are likely to be less than perfect for a different gun - requiring lapping again. I thought it up all by my ownself. Necessity may be the mother of invention but Poverty is her Grandmother.
 
No, absolutely never! Seen enough messed up receivers and rings from loctite already! If everything is in spec and torqued properly loctite is NOT needed!
 
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