Does Loctite alter torque on scope rings

[4th_point]

Cases like this, I would look at the tool used to apply the torque.

Fat Wrench may have gone belly up.

I tested several of them. There was some error with each as I recall, but one was way off. It was repeatable but the value on the scale didn't match the torque applied. Another would not always click.

The only time I have seen tubes severely crushed was from a defective tool.

 

[wapitibob]

The design of the hyperlite top ring half would easily allow them to taco and pinch a thin scope tube without a whole lot of torque on the screws.

 

[Wrench]

There is also the "feels good" and mark method that works well.

Think about what you are doing. If you have a narrow cap with 48tpi screws, you are going to need to be more careful than a wide cap with 32tpi screws.

Snug it up to contact, square it up and mark it with a sharpie or paint.....fire a dozen rounds and check for tube slide.

I have a sightron s8 in their 40mm rings which is a very heavy scope in very narrow rings and it lives on an edge that isn't exactly friendly to scopes....but it stays put and hasn't crushed.

6 screw caps are a tough one to get right at first. You'll be chasing torque for a long time as you try to equalize the screw load. Do not load one edge or you'll crush it.