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Post by 10point on Jul 18, 2023 13:47:17 GMT -5
Hi all, I got the .350 legend last night that I asked about in the other thread. It's a combo that came with a Vortex crossfire scope. I don't have a lot of experience with rifles and or scoped guns so don't crush me. Should I take the scope off and put some loctite on the bases or just leave? I also ordered a torque screw driver so I could also do that skip the loctite. I plan to use the torque on the scope rings.
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Post by jjas on Jul 18, 2023 14:07:50 GMT -5
I would take it all apart and clean any grease from the screws and/or screw holes on the rifle, the bases and the rings. Then I would use a bit of blue loctite to hold everything nice and snug. One other thing. If you do disassemble the bases/rings be sure that the bases are put on correctly as one of them is slightly thicker than the other one. One last point. The scope rings that come with that setup are a bit on the "inexpensive" side. I would put a more substantial ring (or maybe go with the one piece Talley rings and bases). Here's a link to those rings/bases. www.talleymanufacturing.com/product/winchester-xpr-scope-mounts/Congrats on your new gun. |
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Post by greghopper on Jul 18, 2023 14:15:15 GMT -5
Take it to gun shop and have everything installed and bore sighted by a experienced person.Well worth the money for the novice person!
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Post by esshup on Jul 18, 2023 20:22:17 GMT -5
Take it to gun shop and have everything installed and bore sighted by a experienced person.Well worth the money for the novice person! That's only true if the gun shop has a person that is more experienced than the OP. I have seen some horrendous things that have happened due to the gun shop help not knowing what end of a screwdriver to hold. |
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Post by titanium700 on Jul 18, 2023 21:25:27 GMT -5
Yeah.
Not all gun stores have competent employees.
Also need to make sure the cross hairs are square and concentric to the bore.
I torque mine down with an inch pounder what they recommend and like said above - degrease everything.
Clean clean clean.
Square/level everything
I’m quite anal about doing mine and have never had an issue.
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Post by greghopper on Jul 19, 2023 6:14:22 GMT -5
Take it to gun shop and have everything installed and bore sighted by a experienced person.Well worth the money for the novice person! That's only true if the gun shop has a person that is more experienced than the OP. I have seen some horrendous things that have happened due to the gun shop help not knowing what end of a screwdriver to hold. Definitely…..make sure the place is known for its work,Ask around….. It’s not rocket science but it can be for some with no experience like the OP. |
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Post by SFC (R) B on Jul 25, 2023 10:32:08 GMT -5
I mount scopes regularly as part of my job (PT gun sales at Scheels). I second what T700 said. I would offer a bit of caution with the use of loctite. Loctite themselves indicate that its use may give discrepancies in torque measurement of up to 20% due to its hydraulic properties. I will only use it on customers mounts if they insist and have heard this disclaimer. This is especially important on rings where you DO NOT want to take a chance of over tightening and damaging the scope.
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