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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => The Shop => : MIKE I December 29, 2008, 12:08:33 PM
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I was thinking of applying some green loctite (retaining compound) to the dovetail/scope mount joint as a method of keepiing the mount from slipping.
Thoughts?
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My first thought would be that life is gonna get miserable when the time comes to remove the mount :-)! And trust me, at some point you're going to need to remove it. Better plan would be rings that have a built in stop pin like the Accushot, best is a one piece BKL mount if you can find one. JMHO.
Dave
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Here's the link for the 5 screw mount. I bought a scope from this guy before..good ebayer
http://cgi.ebay.com/One-Piece-High-Power-Magnum-Airgun-Scope-Mount-Stop-Pin_W0QQitemZ350144820370QQihZ022QQcategoryZ52510QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262
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I might catch a lot of flack on this one Mike, but I wouldn't recommend any type of loc-tite with AG's. A tuned rifle will rarely cause loosening of most bolts/screws on an AG. If you tighten any mount sufficiantly to the DT/rails, then a periodic inspection is only needed,...like if your accuracy starts to waver. Same goes with the stock screws too. I've replaced the factory stock screws in a few of my rifles with allen head bolts which will give you a tad more torquing than the phillips screws. A scope stop or a one piece mount with a scope-stop pin will be your best bet. Best Wishes and Happy Shooting!!!! tjk
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Thanks for the input. I have one of the 5 screw mounts, it works very well.
I was just rattling things around in my head again. That green loctite has gotten me out of some serious jams in the automotive world.