ATLDave Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 The windage (L/R) screw on the rear sight of my match has started slipping under recoil. And I mean slipping a lot. It has twice, in the space of only a couple/three rounds slipped all the way, either letting the sight plate go all the way to the left or dropping it entirely! Has anyone else had this issue? Would it be OK to use some blue loctite (I note that it's a 1/8 diameter screw and loctite says it is for 1/4" and up)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Blue lock tight should be fine. But you might want to look into it a little closer. If its backing out that much there may be something else wrong with the sight. The spring tension on the windage should retain the setting of the screw. If there is excessive grease or dirt built up in the windage channel it will cause this screw backing out issue. If the windage channel is cracked it will also cause the screw to back out. So double check to make sure its not bound up or cracked before you lock tight it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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