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I've never had a problem with that, but I do use a little grease on the threads of choke tubes which helps keep them secure.

I back the obj off a touch, hand tighten the lock ring, and then tighten the obj to where it needs to be while holding the lock ring. They don't budge when doing this.

I back the obj off a touch, hand tighten the lock ring, and then tighten the obj to where it needs to be while holding the lock ring. They don't budge when doing this.

I said obj, but you get the picture.

I just tried this and that lock ring feels like it is now welded in place. Great piece of advice, 7RM.

Yes. You meant eyepiece lens..

Gary,

I've had the lockring/ocular come loose on a couple rifles. One was a 375R shooting 260gr bullets at 2900fps. The other, believe it or not, is my 7-08 Montana.

I've done the "loosen ocular and tighten into lockring" trick as mentioned above and it still comes loose. I even get a piece of rubber or one of those jar lid gripper things and crank the shhit out of it. Still comes loose. I've even tried a rubber strap wrench after my uber-grip. Strap wrench just spins and doesn't tighten anymore than I can do by hand.

One time I was at the Leupo facility in Beavertown and spoke to one of the techs (who is also a gunsmith). He thought for a moment, then said "I could face the surfaces and make sure they are square." Exactly what I'd expect a 'smith or machinist say

I said, "What about a drop of blue loctite?" He said, "Give it a try and if it doesn't work, come back."

The 242 held just fine but use a VERY SMALL AMOUNT!

Jason

My scopes are 6x42 too. Just be sure to use a tiny amount of loctite! I over did it once and it was locked in placed and couldn't be loosened by hand.

If you're leery of 242, I'd consider a dab of super-glue or even tiny bit of paint. Just an idea.