The Hawke scope I recently got has two tiny Philips head screws holding the turret adjustment knobs to the scope. They shoot loose in a stupidly short time on a springer. Is it OK to use blue threadlock on them?
Threadlock for scope turret screws
- Thread starter rbeckey
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The screws used to set your zero and zero stop in most scope turrets are small. If you add any thread locker, you might end up stripping the head if you plan to change your zero or mount it on a different gun. You could add some blue Loctite or the purple if you don't plan to change your zero much. For me personally, I would just snug them up on each shooting session. It sucks but it's better than having stripped screw heads. JMO. I haven't shot springers for awhile so I haven't experienced this myself and hope others will chime in.
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Yeah purple is better suited for the tiny screws / fine thread pitch of screws typical of turret caps. Having said that, I would not hesitate to use a miserly amount of blue, as in wetting the end of a paperclip and using it to apply an infinitesimal amount to the screw. If it still backs out, step up the amount.
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liquid electrical tape is another alternative one could try, I remember Travis recommending this years ago for screws that are shaking loose
also the Locktite rep once told us,, as to purple, one 'could' use their wife's fingernail polish,, try the black, or white or red
also the Locktite rep once told us,, as to purple, one 'could' use their wife's fingernail polish,, try the black, or white or red
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The screws hold the adjustment knob on only. If they are loose it is loose. I’ll try a tiny bit of the blue thread lock.
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White out correction fluid in the shaker pen. Just enough for when I used it. The fine tip is a plus. Purple locktite is probably best. When it is little screws and don't want to make a mess, put a dap on a piece of foil and use a tooth pick to apply to prevent locktite from getting every where.
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Been using Vibra-Tite VC3 for snugging up bolts/screws for Airguns and knives when needed, similar to Locktite.
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This. Vibratite all the things. Plus you can sometimes get away with not having to reapply it when you remove a fastener. Doesn't harden like loctite.
Little more time consuming as you put some on the threads and then let the threads dry before reseating the bolt but a lot more convenient in use.
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Phillips suck. I’d try replacing the screws with socket set screws. Some people call them “grub screws”. McMaster Carr, and others sell set screws with a dab of thread locker already on them. You can feel some drag on them when installing them.
Don’t know the size of your screw or if that size is available with thread locker.
One thing I have done on machinery where you wanted to assure that a set screw didn’t loosen was to put a second set screw on top of the first one. With that method we generally didn’t use thread locker. YRMV
Don’t know the size of your screw or if that size is available with thread locker.
One thing I have done on machinery where you wanted to assure that a set screw didn’t loosen was to put a second set screw on top of the first one. With that method we generally didn’t use thread locker. YRMV
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