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Do you Loktite your bases?
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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 382506" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p>In 'Accurizing the Factory Rifle' by M.L. McPherson, he reccomends and illustrates the use of Loctite 609 (a 'Retaining Compound') for this. It's not a thread locker compound. </p><p> </p><p>There's many different Loctite products beyond the well known 'thread lockers', so you have to be careful when using the term 'Loctite'. I've used 609 a couple of times, it helps fill in voids and does some 'retaining', but it's almost like a cheap, easy bedding job for your bases. But now I don't use anything and haven't noticed any ill effects and it'll make life a lot easier when I need to remove the rail.</p><p> </p><p>Problem with all this stuff is when you go to remove it...I think I found that rubbing the stuff with Gun Scrubber was about the best 'solvent' I could find even after calling Loctite directly and asking what they reccomended for this. </p><p> </p><p>They, of course, reccomended another Loctite product, a gasket remover in an aerosol can, I believe that cost a whopping $20 and didn't do squat. Usually between acetone, paint thinner, lacquer thinner, toluene, gun scrubber, etc. you can find something that will work on this kind of thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 382506, member: 1742"] In 'Accurizing the Factory Rifle' by M.L. McPherson, he reccomends and illustrates the use of Loctite 609 (a 'Retaining Compound') for this. It's not a thread locker compound. There's many different Loctite products beyond the well known 'thread lockers', so you have to be careful when using the term 'Loctite'. I've used 609 a couple of times, it helps fill in voids and does some 'retaining', but it's almost like a cheap, easy bedding job for your bases. But now I don't use anything and haven't noticed any ill effects and it'll make life a lot easier when I need to remove the rail. Problem with all this stuff is when you go to remove it...I think I found that rubbing the stuff with Gun Scrubber was about the best 'solvent' I could find even after calling Loctite directly and asking what they reccomended for this. They, of course, reccomended another Loctite product, a gasket remover in an aerosol can, I believe that cost a whopping $20 and didn't do squat. Usually between acetone, paint thinner, lacquer thinner, toluene, gun scrubber, etc. you can find something that will work on this kind of thing. [/QUOTE]
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