Scope Mounting
- Thread starter Rubikahn
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
You will never get 'em off 
Bases are fine 
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- Location
- Western Manitoba
BWANA said:
Exactly...use it on the bases svcrews, but not required on the scope ring screws...
- Location
- AB foothills
I use it on all my scope rings and bases. I have seen lots come loose over time, quite a few different makes as well.
If you have a problem getting off lock tighted screws, just add heat to the screw untill it is hot. They always come out slick as frog fur with some heat applied, but yet they will never come loose. I always have used red, permanent locktite and never had a problem getting the screws out when a little heat is applied.
If you have a problem getting off lock tighted screws, just add heat to the screw untill it is hot. They always come out slick as frog fur with some heat applied, but yet they will never come loose. I always have used red, permanent locktite and never had a problem getting the screws out when a little heat is applied.
Rubikahn said:
I do not believe rings screws ever require Locktite of any kind. There is no reason why a ring screw would loosen. A scope may move if the ring screws are not tight enough, but using Locktite does not make the screws any tighter.
I suggest you place powdered rosin within the rings before you place the scope in them, this pretty well insures you can tighten the rings well enough so there is no slippage.
If you do use Locktite I recommend only the blue service removable Locktite on the bases screws only.
I have had to remove several rings screws that were Locktited in place and then the screw heads damaged when someone tried to remove them. Often they also marked up the rings and made a real mess. It is true heat will loosen Locktite but if not done correctly can damage the scope as well.
Ring screws are not something that normally work loose on recoil or on their own.
- Location
- AB foothills
guntech said:
I have seen it many times. I have also seen action screws loosen as well.
Exactly.
- Location
- AB foothills
guntech said:
I will guarantee you they were. Just because you have not seen something happen doesnt mean it cant.
Anyways, big deal, it is only locktite. It wont hurt a thing if you know how to use it.
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- In the middle of gopher country
I go with Guntech.
If, for therapy reasons, you feel that you need to do something. Use mom's, gf's, or live-in's nail polish.
If, for therapy reasons, you feel that you need to do something. Use mom's, gf's, or live-in's nail polish.
By all means locktite them. I drill out probably 40 or 50 a year for customers at $10 a pop its good for business. I have always contended that locktite is the only product made by man that works better than it is supposed to! Rod.
^hahaha. I don't know how many screws/bolts I've stripped or snapped because of that red locktite working on sleds and atvs(my dad put it on all the lug nuts once on the atv, I used a breaker bar with a 4 ft pipe to remove them) but I've also seen some interesting parts come flying off when locktite was not involved(totally different than rifles tho). I've always used the nail polish trick on bases/rings.
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