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Re: rubber cement MCT3 #9676200 03/11/15
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,054 Banana Belt, Montana M Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna
Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,054 Banana Belt, Montana	I put the scope on and tighten the rings gently. Am glad this subject came up, since I need to buy some more! “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck

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Re: rubber cement whitedogone #9676203 03/11/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,437 Tennessee T TNrifleman Campfire Tracker
TNrifleman Campfire Tracker T Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,437 Tennessee	I've used rubber cement for years with excellent results. I may try MD's Permatex recommendation. μολὼν λαβέ

Re: rubber cement Mule Deer #9677690 03/11/15
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger
Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California	Originally Posted by Mule Deer One of the most effective and easy to use "rubber cements" for scope rings is Permatex Form-A-Gasket, for sealing automotive and other gaskets. This also helps with the prevention of ring marks on your scopes. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: rubber cement whitedogone #9677724 03/11/15
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,691 J jt402 Campfire Regular
jt402 Campfire Regular J Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,691	Permatex is good. Powdered resin is cleaner. Jack "Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero

Re: rubber cement whitedogone #9700759 03/20/15
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,042 Bothell, WA USA 338WIN Campfire Regular
338WIN Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,042 Bothell, WA USA	I use black RTV. Works great. Last edited by 338WIN; 03/20/15.

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Re: rubber cement whitedogone #9702193 03/21/15
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 897 N. Texas J Joe_Kidd Campfire Regular
Joe_Kidd Campfire Regular J Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 897 N. Texas	Thanks for the great advice, will start using one of the methods, if noting else to protect from the ring marks.

Re: rubber cement whitedogone #9703719 03/22/15
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,949 Nomad V varmintsinc Campfire Tracker
varmintsinc Campfire Tracker V Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,949 Nomad	I just bed the bottom half in Devcon and get a perfect fit. Never had one slip going this route. Hunt hard, kill clean, waste nothing and offer no apologies. "In rifle work, group size is of some interest...but it is well to remember that a rifleman does not shoot groups, he shoots shots." Jeff Cooper

Re: rubber cement whitedogone #9705054 03/22/15
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana
kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou...	I use powdered rosin. Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

Re: rubber cement Mule Deer #9705186 03/22/15
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,269 eastern arkansas B bcraig Campfire Tracker
bcraig Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,269 eastern arkansas	Originally Posted by Mule Deer Yep. I have usually used the No. 2. Which one? The hardening or non hardening ? #2A or #2B Here are several,which one? http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Permatex+form+a+gasket+%233&_from=R40\|R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XPermatex+form+a+gasket+%232.TRS0&_nkw=Permatex+form+a+gasket+%232&ghostText=&_sacat=0 Faster horses,Younger women,Older Whiskey,More money

Re: rubber cement whitedogone #9705756 03/23/15
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,094 whitedogone OP Campfire Regular
OP whitedogone Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,094	I've always just rubbed a pencil eraser on some paper to get some crumbs. then used those. Same as rosin, I assume. "Any one who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford

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