SEAASAIGA 0 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) Hola from Southern PRK.. 1st post here.. soo.. recently purchased a Saiga .308 with the 22" barrel.. got about 100 rounds through it and am stoked with the results.. More accurate than expected .. factory 100m accuracy says 98mm but I think I'll be able to do quite a bit better.. Anyways, I plan to run it as a scoped rifle mostly but have added a set of Mepro nightsights zero'd at 100 (for backup or tactical neccesity) .. Ok, Installed the sights fine and got the zero down but the front sight post is very loose at the current setting. not nearly as tight as the stock front light post. I am about to put some loctite in the threads, shouldn't need to adjust, especially since the adjustment with the night sights is one full turn only.. Does anyone have a better recommendation for tightening the front post? Will the loctite make up for the looseness? Thanks in advance, searched but did not see the answer.. Edited October 14, 2012 by SEAASAIGA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAASAIGA 0 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 No worries.. loctite done.. we'll see. Sorry for the newbie post.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Please let us know how it works! Most front sight posts I've seen use some sort of friction lock, but if the Meprolight post you speak of is without something to hold the threads, I imagine removable Locktite should work just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAASAIGA 0 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Cool, will do! Yep, the friction was greater before tightening down actually.. as it dropped the friction decreased.. no big, will try this medium loctite .. shot a message to Meprolight in case I was missin something.. Btw: figured out today i couldn't reply to the forum from my android.. have to figure out why not, make responses faster.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timy 1,185 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I don't see using Locktite as a problem, especially if you plan on leaving that particular sight in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAASAIGA 0 Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Cool, cool.. front post in and secure.. Headin to the range this weekend for some ammo testing.. will report back maybe with some pics or vid.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAASAIGA 0 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Had a fun day at the range. Loctite held up fine. Saiga flawless through 60 rounds.. She's cleaned up ready to go again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timy 1,185 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Coolish. Next time though, run more ammo through it before cleaning it. It's called seasoning. Well, that's what I call it anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAASAIGA 0 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Ahh..yes.. seasoning.. will definately have to season a few hundred more rounds soon! Afraid to say it but im a habitual once a range day cleaner.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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