waynes_world_45 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 My new to me STI has Heinie sights and after a few practice sessions I noticed it was grouping nicely but just left, so when I went to drift the rear I loosened the set screw and the sight slid right out of the dovetail I slathered it with red lock tite and retightened the set screw, but it worries me Can I trust the loc-tite? I want to shoot this gun at Area 6 but don't know if I can trust it. I eventually want to trade them out for an adjustable rear and fiber front, but I haven't been able to find any to fit this slide cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skdmrklcy Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Did they move with the set screw in? I am pretty sure Dawson makes an adjustable as does Novak that should fit. Getting a Bo-mar cut would be kind of spendy but those others should work just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynes_world_45 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Dawson said no...evidently the classic cut is different from the slant pro cut which is a Novak cut It didn't move with the set screw, but I really don't want to be in the middle of a stage at A6 and have it fall out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skdmrklcy Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 You will get to work on your point shooting? I would think you should be okay, you can call STI and I am sure they will fix you up. I am not sure how much time you have though. If anything I bet the red loctite will make it quite a challenge to get off. If it is not a standard novak I am unsure then. It could be cut for a bo-mar, but again time issue plus expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynes_world_45 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yeah...Rich at Canyon Creek built it for the guy I bought it from and he said he can weld it up and recut it for a bomar but he's swamped so it will have to wait until after A6 I would love to find adjustables to fit the cut, but no luck so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawboy Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yeah...Rich at Canyon Creek built it for the guy I bought it from and he said he can weld it up and recut it for a bomar but he's swamped so it will have to wait until after A6 I would love to find adjustables to fit the cut, but no luck so far Loc-tite + set screw = Very unlikely to move on you. if you redo it just before A6 y ou should be okay through one match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbpt1911 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yeah...Rich at Canyon Creek built it for the guy I bought it from and he said he can weld it up and recut it for a bomar but he's swamped so it will have to wait until after A6 I would love to find adjustables to fit the cut, but no luck so far Loc-tite + set screw = Very unlikely to move on you. if you redo it just before A6 y ou should be okay through one match. Yeah, I would definitely apply loctite to the set screw. Blue works fine, but if your paranoid use red, but it will be much more difficult to remove later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I think it will be fine. I would not loctite it though, as you may strip it trying to remove it. If anything I'd peen a spot for the set screw to stick into and tighten the set screw. Blue loctite over red for sure. On bigger bolts, red is fine, but on a tiny set screw, I would not use red loctite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynes_world_45 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Too late...I red loc-tited the hell out of the entire dovetail...I figured it would be Rich's problem to get it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Too late...I red loc-tited the hell out of the entire dovetail...I figured it would be Rich's problem to get it off. That probably won't be an issue. Loctite cures in the absence of air and is designed for keeping threads from coming loose, not for tightening interference fits. It may provide some insurance, but it won't be impossible to remove or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rack&roll Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I just had to do the same thing to my STI Edge's front sight. It's a Dawson adjustable set. The front sight has no pin and is not a tight fit in the dovetail, so I just did what you did. Slather with red loctite and pray. It seems very stable now, but shooting will tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I would not be afraid to shoot a match with the sight red loctited like you did. I seriously doubt it will go anywhere at all and I would recommend you leave it alone until your 'smith is ready to remove it. Red Loctite WILL fill voids and is what we used to use to fill the voids on the old Colt style front sight blades when we swaged them in the slide. The Red Loctite would fill any voids and after it set up the front sight could not move from recoil and would stay put. If the Loctite wasn't used it was a crap shoot whether the sight would stay put or not. I never had a swaged front sight that I used Red Loctite on come loose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 If it comes loose you might try using a center punch and raising some burrs in the cut to help expand the cut a bit. This and the red LT might be enough to hold things. FWIW Richard PS: This is an oldtimers trick that seems to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynes_world_45 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm going to shoot it and have a buddy's gun handy as back up does anybody know of a sight manufacturer that makes an adjustable sight for this cut....my research has turned up empty thanks for everyones help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slee Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 mine is the same way... blue loctite on the set screw. Has held fine for well over 1,000 rounds. Probably don't want to use red on the screw. I tried peening the sight slightly, but eventually worked its way loose again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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