kahrak 2 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I went to the range the other day to wring out my Saiga some and try out the polychoke. After a couple boxes of ammo I noticed that the polychoke had started to work itself loose from the firing. Before shooting I had it torqued down very tight as recommended in the instructions but this obviously wasn't sufficient. Will using some red loctite on the threads be enough to cure the loosening or do I need to break out the solder? Thanks in advance for any replies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
topmaul 42 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 IMHO locktite will do fine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
surfmaster 5 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I used two drops of blue loctite and it has not moved since. One drop was at the 12 o'clock position and the other was at 6 o'clock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.40AET 0 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I've used blue and red for guns. Personally, I'm skittish with Loctite so I always try the blue first and then use the red if it doesn't hold. I've never had to go to green. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Etek 32 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I used two drops of blue loctite and it has not moved since. One drop was at the 12 o'clock position and the other was at 6 o'clock. Ditto that! RED Loctite (Class 'a' Milspec) is for permanent installations only. Blue or Green will work just fine in almost all firearm applications. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeNM 8 Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Don't be worried about the "red" locktite....or blue ...or green... Simply "flashing" the end with a butane torch and then breaking the Locktite bond will take care of ALL removal problems. Use leather, lead sheet or whatever so you don't MAR whatever your removing.... Old USPSA shooter, done this many times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bugeye 2 Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I used one dab of Purple locktite (the weakest) to hold my sharkbreak. It holdes fine but I can break it loose with my hands if I want to screw on a Saiga choke. It seems to hold well for me. Green locktite is for "permanate" installations and will be very difficult to remove. If that is your goal then green is best. blue is the second strongest and red is stronger than blue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kahrak 2 Posted June 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Thanks for the info guys, I picked up some blue loctite to use on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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