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I loctite base screws but never the ring screws. Do you?
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Yes, all the mount screws get blue loctite.
mike r
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Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that.
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All my scope screws, base screws, stock screws, etc get blue loctite (medium). I also put a dab of nail polish on the outside so I can quickly see if the seal was "broken" on the screw.
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
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I've always done just the base and windage, but never the ring screw. Made sure everything was degreased well before hand. That's the way I was taught. The first time I ever had an issue was when I started using the wheeler torque wrench, had a couple loosen up. I may start putting a smidgen on my ring screws now.
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Always on base screws; never on ring screws.
Man and man's best friend still looking at the green side of sod.
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its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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Always on base screws; never on ring screws. +1. DF
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Yes! Always a drop on both the base and screw rings when torqued to specified lbs.
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I did for the first time last year. I gad to have one of the screws cut off. I don't know if I'll do it again.
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Use Blue Loctite, never the Red
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Nail varnish on the threads of every screw, and enough to show around the screw head when the screws are tight. Usually some lurid shade that my wife no longer likes. As someone said earlier, you can easily see if a screw's moved, because the nail varnish gives it away.
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No, never had the rings loosen. They are easy to access anyway if I want to check tightness - I'll do this occasionally as a precaution. I have once put a dab under the ring itself (between ring and scope) due to one pesky scope shifting forward slightly under recoil - the ring screws were as tight as could be.
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I glue rails or bases down with epoxy, which has better gap filling properties than anaerobic glues (ie loctite) and get plenty into the screw head pockets and threads.
I line my scope rings with sellotape and grease all ring screws and clamping screws
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Years ago, I blue loctited all my base and ring screws. A gunsmith that’s on this forum told me to stop. Cause they are a real pita to remove. Stopped using any loctite on scope mounting about 10 years ago. I degrease the screws and holes, and torque them to spec. Have had zero problems. I don’t have any big guns, 30/06 and 7 mag the biggest.
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I don’t, check every year
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I have been putting blue loctite on all my screws for years and have never had a problem removing them when needed.
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Yes.....blue Loctite on all screws. Also, blue Loctite inside rings....no chance of scope “slippage”! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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The last set of Leupold rings and bases came with blue Loctite already on them.
Last edited by Buckman; 10/16/19. Reason: spelling
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