Ill be using Burris 'Signature' bases and rings on a Savage 12FV. Is there a set amount of torque that I want to have on each screw or do you tighten them down like a tire on a car? one side to the other a little at a time until they are all the same...

I have also heard of using loctite on the screws to keep them from moving, would you torque all of them down make sure everything is straight and then remove them one at a time to apply the loctite or would you apply the loctite before assembly and just work fast to make sure everything is lined up before the stuff sets?

If ya cant tell this the first rifle I will be putting one of these "new fangled aimin' devices" on and have a bagload of questions.

Mudruck

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Here is a website with good basic info on scope mounting.

http://www.pentaxlightseeker.com/products/scopes/mounting_scope.cfm

I have only mounted a couple myself, and don't really have a lot to add to the info available on the website.

Good luck with your project,
Wayne E.

I did use Loctite (the blue, non-permanent type) on the base screws ONLY. This has worked well for me.

Regards,
Wayne E.

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Originally posted by Mudruck:
I have also heard of using loctite on the screws to keep them from moving,

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I've mounted many scopes on many rifles, and never used Loctite on any of them. Personally, I don't like the idea of using it because I want the flexibility to remove and change scopes, which I do from time to time. I find that tightening the screws snugly with a screwdriver (be sure you have a screwdriver that has a properly squared-off blade that fits the screws properly) or with Leupold's little tool (for their Torx screws) is sufficient.

Others may disagree. I can see that if you were taking a rifle on a distant hunt and if you were completely sure that you wouldn't want to change the scope, then there may be a good reason to use Loctite. But I certainly wouldn't use it at first -- I'd mount the scope and use it awhile to see whether you are satisfied with things before using Loctite to make them more-or-less permanent. (It's like dating awhile before marriage.)