SRS Tikka 20 moa rail

[blacktailcentral]

Either way the rail coming loose makes me want an integrated rail tikka action…..

 

[Funzy0798]

Yikes. If you're happy with the rail otherwise it would be worth bonding. Also, I'm not a gunsmith but here's how I've mounted my rails, without issue.

>degrease fasteners, action threads, and rail with acetone
>loosely align and mount rail, lightly hand tight
>one at a time, remove fastener, apply small "blob" of nail polish to fastener threads, replace and finger tighten
>once all screws are nail polished and replaced, tighten to 20-22 in lbs
>use paint pen to create witness mark on screw head/rail, to quickly confirm nothing is coming loose.

I realize this isn't groud breaking, especially on this forum... switching from loctite to nail polish has served me well (I skipped over paint pen as a thread locker) and I haven't had issues yet. Like I said, I probably haven't shot the volume it sounds you have, and this is anecdotal. But hopefully it provides some insight.

@Salmon River Solutions might chime in on their preferred mounting procedure but it doesn't sound like you did anything "wrong."

Why is the preference paint rather than loctite? I see people say that everywhere but I feel like a product made specifically for the application should be best

 

[blacktailcentral]

Why is the preference paint rather than loctite? I see people say that everywhere but I feel like a product made specifically for the application should be best

Per form and UM it’s a more consistent loctite like material