I removed the scope & base (Weaver 20MOA) off one of my 308's to move to another rifle. While doing so, I noticed that the base screws were not really that tight, just decently snug. I had used blue Loctite when I installed that base too. So before putting things together on the second rifle, I'm wondering where I went wrong.
I had put a drop on each screw as it was being installed. I tightened them down and never thought about it again.
Should I have put the Loctite on the screws earlier and let it set up before installing screws?
Should I have torqued them more from the beginning? Torque spec????
I don't want to make the same mistake twice, as there's no way to go back and retighten the base screws without removing the scope.