Jon Bischof
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In your experience, what is the best thread locker that you have ever used for scope bases and scope rings. Please include info on scope removal; whether heat is needed.
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Greatgrandad
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Loctite Red 271 - It takes a lot of heat to remove, 500+ F. Often, I use a wood burning pencil or soldering iron to apply very local heat.
Once, I used Epoxy on a very heavy recoiling dangerous game rifle. Those mounts and scope stayed on for many years until sold.
I have used fingernail polish on some screws, and a soaking in acetone helped in removal. However, some screws could be removed similar to Loctite Blue 242
Once, I used Epoxy on a very heavy recoiling dangerous game rifle. Those mounts and scope stayed on for many years until sold.
I have used fingernail polish on some screws, and a soaking in acetone helped in removal. However, some screws could be removed similar to Loctite Blue 242
dfanonymous
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The blue stuff. 242 or equivalent. No heat required
highfinblue
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Blue Loctite is all a man needs. I have used JB weld on a one-piece base when either it or the action was off just a bit. I'm leaning toward it was the action because Ken Farrell made the base. I only used the epoxy to bed the base, kept it out of the threads, but it probably wouldn't have mattered as that base was probably never coming off lol.
SentientHunter
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I have switched to Vibratite Red.
