deep cleaning the blackhawk and blue loctite

[murf]

saturday i decided to do a complete teardown and cleaning of my old 45 cal. blackhawk.

she was dirty, but not really bad. solvent and a few q-tips did the job.

I have always had issues with my ruger single actions and screws loosening up. a while back I went ahead and put blue Loctite on all the screws in all my ruger single actions. so, when I disassembled the revolver, I paid attention to the frame screws. they all came right out with just a bit of extra effort. I was pleasantly surprised.

the blue Loctite was applied to all screws upon reassembly. I look forward to many more months of shooting this old gun without having to worry about the frame screws shooting loose.



I know the blue Loctite is sacrilege to some, but it easily solves this nagging problem. and when the screws come loose (especially the ejector rod housing screw) accuracy is noticeably degraded. it's not a problem now.

murf

 

[ontarget]

I use locktite for lots of gun related fasteners. Great product.

 

[MidRoad]

Not sure if you have tried the lock Tite sticks. But it's a little neater to use. BUT It doesn't seem to be the same strength. We use it at work quite often. It doesn't appear to be as strong as the liquid stuff. So I find the blue stick type of loctite about perfect for firearm screws without worrying about it weeping somewhere you don't want it.

 

[murf]

never tried the stick Loctite. if I get too much liquid on the screw threads, I just suck up the excess with a paper towel. thanks for the tip.

murf

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

I've been using clear nail polish as a screw retaining liquid.
So far, it's working fine on my SBH's and a SRH. I haven't tried it on anything else yet.

 

[hdbiker]

A while back I was shooting my Ruger Blackhawk .44 mag at the range. I went to eject the empties and everything was gone !!!. Ejector rod housing, ejector rod, spring, and screw. I found the housing with the screw still in it on the ground. With a little more searching I found the rod and spring !!!. A range friend had a cleaning kit he borrowed me and in a few minutes I was back shooting.Later while cleaning I found that the grip frame screws weren't tight either . The moral of the story is check your gun screws !!!!!!!!!!!!!. hdbiker

 

[Mosin Bubba]

I'll have to file this one away in the memory banks, thanks.

I've used blue Loctite for pic rail attachments and scope rings and have always been happy with the results, but wouldn't have been willing to use it for revolvers. Those screws seem a little too "precision" to just throw glue on, if you will.

 

[murf]

regardless your sentiment on the subject, hdbiker's call to "check your gun screws" is the main point here imo.

luck,

murf

 

[Styx]

I'll have to file this one away in the memory banks, thanks.

I've used blue Loctite for pic rail attachments and scope rings and have always been happy with the results, but wouldn't have been willing to use it for revolvers. Those screws seem a little too "precision" to just throw glue on, if you will.

Sorry to get off topic, but why is that, and why, as was meantioned in the OP, is using blue loctite seen as "sacrilege" by some? What's the concern or logic behind those that have issue with it?

 

[1976B.L.Johns.]

is using blue loctite seen as "sacrilege" by some?

My thought on this is the firearm did not come from the manufacturer with the screws "Loktited". "Purists, if you will, to each his own.

I will and do use Loktite, purple, not blue as I am tired of fretting the loss of screws and parts on the range or elsewhere.

Yet, still keep an eye on things. A pound of prevention is worth 256 ounces of cure!

 

[Obturation]

I've been using clear nail polish as a screw retaining liquid.
So far, it's working fine on my SBH's and a SRH. I haven't tried it on anything else yet.

I just use whatever my better 3/4 has laying around. Use it for pins that walk out, chicago screws on holsters, and any screw that needs a little. Best part is nail polish remover will easily disolve it, never needed to do that but i know i could if i needed to. Anything large really should get standard loctite, but you wont find many gun screws that are big enough to need it in my experience.

 

[Jesse Heywood]

I use purple Loctite for guns. Lower strength and easier disassembly. I've had some bad results with blue on smaller threads. Too easy to rip apart the treads with blue.

 

[doubleh]

I've been using clear nail polish as a screw retaining liquid.
So far, it's working fine on my SBH's and a SRH. I haven't tried it on anything else yet.

I've used clear finger nail polish for a long time. There wasn't any loctite around when I started. It has always worked. I have never used blue loctite on any firearms screws as I don't own any put together with 1/4" or larger bolts and that's what the blue stuff is made for.
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[murf]

blue Loctite works on gun screws, too. size doesn't matter in this case.

murf

 

[MidRoad]

blue Loctite works on gun screws, too. size doesn't matter in this case.

murf

Yep! Just have to use your head. If it's just a tiny little steel screw DONT coat all the threads in loctite....DUH , just a dab will do.

 

[gotboostvr]

When using LocTite I put a small amount on a paper plate or similar disposable piece of scrap and use a toothpick or unfolded paper clip to apply juuuuust a drop on the threads.

Always seemed to work well for me.