Gunsmithing pic rail install question...

[hyena74]

so...i buy a pic rail for a tikka t3. i have the action out of the stock and trigger and bolt off. i use blue thread lock to bed the rail and on the screws and slowly torque everything down evenly and properly.

i leave it sit for a day to dry and put the bolt in and the safety wont engage. come to find out, the front screw was too long, so i removed it anc called the company. they said the screws came longer then they spec'd out and they would send me a new shorter one for the front.

i removed the front screw from the rail and sat it aside and am currently waiting for the new screw.

so...question is...when the new screw sits here, is it ok just to put some blue thread lock on it and torque it down, or do i need to remove the rail, clean it all up, and start all over evenly torquing the rail?

i was just afraid of having all four screws tightened evenly, taking out the front one completely, and putting a new one in might cause some tension on the receiver.

 

[KTDLS7]

If the rail did not "pop loose" when you removed the front screw, I suspect you will be fine, since you "glued" the base with Loctite. Add some blue to the new screw, and torque in (but check the length first).

BTW, how many screws, front and back, are used on the rail?

Kevin

 

[hyena74]

If the rail did not "pop loose" when you removed the front screw, I suspect you will be fine, since you "glued" the base with Loctite. Add some blue to the new screw, and torque in (but check the length first).

BTW, how many screws, front and back, are used on the rail?

Kevin

there are four screws total. just the front one was too long. all the screws are the same length, but the front drops down in the lug tract, and because that area is carved out more, the front screw needs to be shorter than the other three.

and no, the rail stayed flat on the receiver and didnt pop up or anything like that since it already had three in it to start with.

i was just concerned about going back like this with one screw and putting any kind of tension on the receiver.

 

[KTDLS7]

The remaining screw is holding the rail. Validate the length of the new screw (dry) and check functions. If all goes well, remove, apply a drop of blue Locktite, and torque to the same value you did the others. You will be GTG.

I have been fortunate and have not had to bed any bases on R700s - I guess I am lucky. I do however, "glue" them on with Locktite. One had to be removed one time - needed a tap with a plastic-face hammer to remove it. It was stuck quite well.

Kevin