A little Blue Loctite ( or lack of it) story.
Streamlight Rail Pro HL-X ( or something like that) mounted on a Mossberg 500 with a GG&G barrel clamp mount. No Loc-tite. Torqued at 25 inch lbs. 570 rounds through it in less than an hour last week. Mostly Sterling buck and slugs. Light is still tight.
Romeo 5 on a KSG25. Over 2k rounds of shoulder damaging shells through it. Romeo 5 torqued at 22 inch lbs. Romeo still zero'ed. If you have never shot 3" magnum slugs through a KSG25 you may not grasp the full brunt of what I am getting at here.
Just sayin'.
PSA. Remember that torque values are given "Clean and dry", so if you put Loc-Tite on the screw before you torque it you should let that Loc-Tite dry. Otherwise the screw is no longer clean or dry. Or maybe back the torque value down 5-10%.
When removing screws that have been installed with Loc-Tite do yourself a favor and do not use cheap tips in a universal driver. Use actual hardened drivers of the correct size. Be sure it fits tightly and fully seat it in the screw. Still having a hard time getting the screw off ? Something to try before doing some stupid
. Heat. Heat up a soldering iron and touch the tip of it to the screw for a minute. Or use a heat gun. Heat will liquify the Loc-tite.
And most importantly, Blue Loc-tite is excellent on fish and seafood.
