[Sheepdoggit]

What are your thoughts for using Loctite on sights?

 

[Bren]

Blue or Uncle Mike's GunTite...which is blue loc-tite. I only bought the Uncle Mike's once, then I figured out it's the same thing, made by the same company, and the Loc-Tite brand is cheaper.

 

[sciolist]

262.

 

[Sheepdoggit]

262.

Which color is that?

 

[sciolist]

Which color is that?

Red.

 

[DirectDrive]

From Dawson :

For All Dovetail Front Sight Installs
The Loctite 620 high temperature retaining compound
"Loctite 620" is what we use on all dovetail front sight installs.
Do not use on screw on front sights such as Glock, trust us.
Do not use it on rear sight installs as it makes it hard to tap rear sight for windage adjustment.

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For All Rear Sight and Screw On Front Sight Installs
Loctite 262 Threadlocker
"Loctite 262" is what we use on all dovetail rear sight and all screw on front sight installs.
It can also be used on well fit dovetail front sight installs, but is not impervious to gun cleaners like Loctite 620.
Use it on rear sight installs as it makes it possible tap rear sight for windage adjustment, and use very small amount on set screws so they can be loosened to adjust.

Dawson doesn't want any "comebacks".

I use Blue and it's been working.
If it doesn't, I know the Kitchen Table Gun Plumber that did the work.


Pro Tip :
If your front sight flies off, look behind you.
If it didn't hit you in the noggin, that's where it will be.

 

[FullClip]

Blue....because I'm never 100% sure of anythng.

 

[Glock Commando]

From Dawson :

For All Dovetail Front Sight Installs
The Loctite 620 high temperature retaining compound
"Loctite 620" is what we use on all dovetail front sight installs.
Do not use on screw on front sights such as Glock, trust us.
Do not use it on rear sight installs as it makes it hard to tap rear sight for windage adjustment.

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For All Rear Sight and Screw On Front Sight Installs
Loctite 262 Threadlocker
"Loctite 262" is what we use on all dovetail rear sight and all screw on front sight installs.
It can also be used on well fit dovetail front sight installs, but is not impervious to gun cleaners like Loctite 620.
Use it on rear sight installs as it makes it possible tap rear sight for windage adjustment, and use very small amount on set screws so they can be loosened to adjust.

I heat the front sight screw with a soldering iron to loosen up the Loctite.

 

[Wake_jumper]

Purple, #222. I use it on threaded barrel protectors.

I don't usually use anything on scopes... i am careful to torque to spec and re-torque every so often.

I would be careful with the Red stuff, I think that requires heating to remove.

 

[Gokyo]

I want to vote red. But in this situation I voted blue.

 

[babue]

I use purple for my RMR mounting screws and on scope mount screws. Red on Glock front sights. For rear sights usually nothing, unless they do move then blue.

 

[Sheepdoggit]

Red.

So you mean 263, right?

 

[sciolist]

So you mean 263, right?

No, I mean 262.

https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-231926-Strength-Thread-Locker/dp/B07FMZBPQX

 

[prairieviper]

It depends on what type and style of sight but for small screws, I always use purple 222.

 

[mmcbeat]

I use red. Never lost a sight. No problem removing sight later.

 

[fastbolt]

So you mean 263, right?

He probably means 262 (like he stated ).
https://www.all-spec.com/Catalog/Ad...Catalog/Adhesives-Sealants-Tapes/Anaerobic-Adhesives/Threadlockers/135374-30769

I've generally used Permatex blue threadlocker for sight set screw threads. I've been told in a couple of armorer classes for different makers that they used "red" at their factories. I've occasionally wondered if the guys saying that were talking about the color of the threadlocking compound (which is red for the "blue" threadlocker I use), or the specific strength and color code, especially when they couldn't provide details.

 

[F14A]

Blue. Always blue for me.

 

[DirectDrive]

"Red" is not enough detail as you can see...

 

[MarkCO]

It depends. Usually nothing. Sometimes an epoxy, sometimes Rockset, sometimes a thread locker, but never Red for sights or optics. Most hardware has a black oxide coating which passivates the metal preventing most liquid threadlockers that are a liquid from oxidizing and working as intended. In those cases, a primer or activator is needed.

 

[BOOSTED12A]

If you ever want to get it apart again, don't use the red. The only purple I've used is for hydalic fittings. The green is meh. Not may situations where it's nessasary. Blue is the best all around.