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<blockquote data-quote="Ridgerunner665" data-source="post: 1100313" data-attributes="member: 12660"><p>Sort of the opposite of what you have going on...but still a Loctite "gone wrong" kinda thing...</p><p></p><p>A while back I used blue Locitite (medium strength) on some Warne 2 piece bases...the stuff seized up as if the bases/screws were welded on there, everything was torqued to recommended specs...I have no idea why, and YES I used blue and not red (didn't even have any red)...the bases had to be drilled, gunsmith mucked it up and drilled the front one all the way through the barrel tenon and into the chamber...ruined a perfectly good model 70 30-06!!!</p><p></p><p>I used blue for a lot of years and scopes, without issue but after that I have since decided to use the Purple (low strength) Loctite on anything pertaining to firearms...so far so good.</p><p></p><p>Relevancy to your question...I believe it is entirely possible to get a bad batch of Loctite, and I recommend testing it on something before applying any flavor to an expensive firearm...the blue that I used was a brand new bottle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ridgerunner665, post: 1100313, member: 12660"] Sort of the opposite of what you have going on...but still a Loctite "gone wrong" kinda thing... A while back I used blue Locitite (medium strength) on some Warne 2 piece bases...the stuff seized up as if the bases/screws were welded on there, everything was torqued to recommended specs...I have no idea why, and YES I used blue and not red (didn't even have any red)...the bases had to be drilled, gunsmith mucked it up and drilled the front one all the way through the barrel tenon and into the chamber...ruined a perfectly good model 70 30-06!!! I used blue for a lot of years and scopes, without issue but after that I have since decided to use the Purple (low strength) Loctite on anything pertaining to firearms...so far so good. Relevancy to your question...I believe it is entirely possible to get a bad batch of Loctite, and I recommend testing it on something before applying any flavor to an expensive firearm...the blue that I used was a brand new bottle. [/QUOTE]
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