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Thoughts on using threadlock when mounting a scope
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 29816"><p>Chris--</p><p>I'm sure the red works OK for you guys using the Badger and like equip (Torx head 8-40 stuff is hard to break).. I have had the displeasure, however, of disassembling rifles put together ten years ago by an overzealous gunsmith with a big bottle of red Loctite. These particular bases and rings had hex head screws and were all threaded 6-48.. They all had Loctite on the ring cap screws, and the bases were glued to the rifle with the stuff... This is my reason for staying away from it under normal conditions. I haven't ever had anything with the newer Torx fasteners come loose, and I dont use any threadlocker of any sort--That even came up as an issue with me and a co-worker--He wanted to Loctite everything on the gun we issue to our TACT Unit. I said why???--WE are the ones who have to take them back apart to work on them...He got the point. <img src="http://images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> BTW--I just replaced their aging 1" Leupolds with LR M1's in Marty's rings and bases...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 29816"] Chris-- I'm sure the red works OK for you guys using the Badger and like equip (Torx head 8-40 stuff is hard to break).. I have had the displeasure, however, of disassembling rifles put together ten years ago by an overzealous gunsmith with a big bottle of red Loctite. These particular bases and rings had hex head screws and were all threaded 6-48.. They all had Loctite on the ring cap screws, and the bases were glued to the rifle with the stuff... This is my reason for staying away from it under normal conditions. I haven't ever had anything with the newer Torx fasteners come loose, and I dont use any threadlocker of any sort--That even came up as an issue with me and a co-worker--He wanted to Loctite everything on the gun we issue to our TACT Unit. I said why???--WE are the ones who have to take them back apart to work on them...He got the point. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] BTW--I just replaced their aging 1" Leupolds with LR M1's in Marty's rings and bases... [/QUOTE]
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