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It worked well on the first scope I mounted over forty years ago and it still works just as good today.



Red Loctite? Seriously?


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I have always thought rust was red loctite.



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I use it all the time. It works.

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Originally Posted by T_Inman
I have always thought rust was red loctite.


That's orange loctite.


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Have never used Loctite anywhere on guns, but do use Purple Loctite on fasteners I don’t want to come apart.


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Clear nail polish.
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My gunsmith chewed my ass for using blue lock tite on rings and base screws. Stopped using it many years ago and have had zero loose scope issues.


Why in the world would anyone do that? I degrease and use blue locktite on all my bases and never have an issue.

What’s purple locktite? Never seen it...


Yeah, I'd look for a better "gunsmith". If he can't handle blue loctite, the bastid is pretty hopeless... Even red comes out easy enough with just a little heat.. I hear what the op is talking about though. When I was younger, it seemed like every used rifle I bought had screws welded in. Now, if there is any problem, just pull out the soldering iron and touch the screw head for about 20 seconds and the screw comes right out.. I only use blue loctite on the base screws though. Never had an issue with ring screws coming loose without it. Also, on some of the newer rings, they actually have a small amount of blue something on the threads.


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Yikes! Always blue! Try the soldering iron trick!


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Blue locktite should come in blue bottles. Would probably avoid some confusion.

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Originally Posted by TnBigBore
Should the use of red loctite on scope mounts be a punishable offense? Bought a sweet little Ruger 257 Roberts the other day only to find the rings were cemented in place with red loctite. I wish I could count the number or times I have seen this over the years. Rant over.


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Originally Posted by Fireball2
Originally Posted by TnBigBore
Should the use of red loctite on scope mounts be a punishable offense? Bought a sweet little Ruger 257 Roberts the other day only to find the rings were cemented in place with red loctite. I wish I could count the number or times I have seen this over the years. Rant over.


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Originally Posted by BigDave39355
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Red Loctite adds a new meaning to set and forget.

#BlueLoctite

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Red is one step below cross threading. 😂🤣

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Not a fan of red loctite on scope mounts. But I did use some this weekend when I replaced a titanium bigazz Kimber Montana bolt handle with a factory bolt handle I happened to have in my stash. Hopefully, it will keep anyone that owns it down the road from thinking about bastardizing it.


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According to Dad a 'gunsmith' used red loctite on the rings of his CZ. I found this out when I tried to remove the Meopta from it. Looking back I wonder if it wasn't Dad who did it.

At the time I was cussing up a storm. Heat did nothing to loosen them so maybe that only works on some other type alloy. I ended up prying the rings open and completely destroying them which somehow made me feel better :-)

This was in Kerrville. I actually found CZ rings at Gibsons! Cost me another hundred but I got Dads new scope mounted and he got to hunt a while longer.


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You should also loctite the scope dials, so they don't lose adjustment if accidently bumped.



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I use to work for a chemical company. Every so often we would run a batch of what they used in their product. I can tell you that if that stuff was spilled on the floor and you stepped in it, it would nearly pull your shoes off. God forbid if you got it on your hands.


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Years ago I had some issues with red and did some damage.Now I just buy quality rings and no loctite.

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