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Offline Big Blue

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.500 Scope Base
« on: January 12, 2010, 12:55:41 PM »
After having the Ironsighter scope base shoot loose a few times at the range, I had ordered  DedNutz scope mount. Well the DedNutz mount should be delivered by Thursday for my .500 Handi so I thought I'd take the Ironsighter mount off and wax the barrel and action to keep it free from rust. After removing the fore arm and barrel, I removed the Leupold 3X scope from the Weaver 4X4 rings and they had held the scope nice and tight. The problem is the Ironsighter base came loose. The base screws were however tight, just the sight base was loose. Now I'm scratching my head because this is a new one on me. The only thing I could come up with was that either the screws were too long or the screw holes aren't cut deep enough, but the strange thing is that the mount was tight when I mounted it and I had re-tightened it after the first time it came loose. I tried to tighten the base down again just for the heck of it and no dice. I looked and there was no evidence of wear on the screws, in the mounting holes or on the bottom of the base. Nothing I can see that would account for this.
I guess I better pay real close attention when I mount the DedNutz scope mount.
Don

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Re: .500 Scope Base
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2010, 01:46:39 PM »
This is covered in the FAQs, but the thread locker H&R uses is usually built up in the bottom of the holes and needs to be cleaned out until you can see the shiny bottom of the holes, if it's dull, it's still in there,  if you don't the screws will appear to be tight, but they're actually not and the thread locker is preventing them from tightening the mount securely. I use an awl or a pick to remove the thread locker, then run a bottom tap into the hole twice to clean the threads out, then blow the debris out, when you're done, you can run the screws in and make sure they aren't too long.....many members have complained about the screws being too long or the holes too shallow, but I don't believe either to be the case.

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Re: .500 Scope Base
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2010, 01:54:08 PM »
Thanks Tim, that's about the only answer that would make sense. I'll give it a try.
Don