Wanted to solicit advice about the charging handle on a Ruger PCC 9mm. I have it torques down to 65 inch lbs as Ruger suggests, but the handle still walks loose after 50-60 rounds through the rig. The shooting pattern usually is 2 rounds in succession on a target, then 2 on the next one, etc until a 10 round mag is empty, usually takes about 10 seconds I would guess per mag, reload and repeat.
Not a crisis, it can be torqued down again and life goes on. But irritating, and it interferes with my OCD about rigs operating in good order as they are meant to do. Would prefer not to use Loctite on it, just as a convenience to make disassembly for cleaning easier. I use Militec-1 as a lubricant, but it doesn't come near the threads on the bolt.
Any thoughts as to: a) why this might be happening or b) what to do about it? The Ruger support people were willing and tried to be helpful, but at a loss why it wasn't behaving according to spec.
Not a crisis, it can be torqued down again and life goes on. But irritating, and it interferes with my OCD about rigs operating in good order as they are meant to do. Would prefer not to use Loctite on it, just as a convenience to make disassembly for cleaning easier. I use Militec-1 as a lubricant, but it doesn't come near the threads on the bolt.
Any thoughts as to: a) why this might be happening or b) what to do about it? The Ruger support people were willing and tried to be helpful, but at a loss why it wasn't behaving according to spec.
