Put Loctite Under Scope Base?

[Race]

Badger Ordnance recommends putting blue loctite under their base, when mounting a scope. They say it is to prevent corrosion between the base and receiver.

Does it really prevent this? If you have a BO scope base mounted on a 700 without the loctite, is it important enough to remove the base and apply the loctite?

Do you guys use loctite? (This wouldn't apply in cases of a bedded scope base, of course.)

Thanks.

[markm]

Never heard of this scheme. If you're not dealing with heavy moisture/rain shooting, I wouldn't mess with it.

[eternal24k]

It basically just keeps moisture from wicking under there without attracting dirt.

I would say do whatever let's you sleep at night

[308sako]

Actually I have done this for many years and the reason was not so much to prevent corrosion (which it will prevent) but to allow a better mating of the two parts (which it also does.)

Would I pull apart a zero'd rifle to do this... only if I was sure to have plenty of time to re establish my zero afterwards. The rifle will or should be nearly zero'd if no unusual torque happens.

[tylerw02]

My suggestion is to properly bed the scope base to ensure there is no stress, then apply some lock tite. However, I wouldn't take one that's already together apart unless I was seeing problems.

[Race]

Thanks for the replies. I didn't want to have to remove the scope.

[goodoleboy]

Personally, I would use Devcon. Put some Kiwi Neutral as a release agent and bed the bases with devcon. That stuff is tough as nails, no compression or torquing worries.

[Race]

Personally, I would use Devcon. Put some Kiwi Neutral as a release agent and bed the bases with devcon. That stuff is tough as nails, no compression or torquing worries.

Devcon what?

[hk_shootr]

Devcon.......it's an epoxy, used for bedding, similar to Acraglass or Marine Tex

[Canonshooter]

My suggestion is to properly bed the scope base to ensure there is no stress, then apply some lock tite.

+1, especially for a Remington 700 receiver.

Many tutorials can be found online, this is how I did mine - http://www.murphyprecision.com/Page/Scope_Base_Bedding