Originally Posted By: Kizmo
What do y'all think about the area of the scope that is currently unfinished? Will it rust, etc.? Do I need to do anything about that?
Is the scope tube actually steel? I thought they were aluminium, but I could be wrong.
Given the situation, I would be tempted to repaint the scope with a matte silver color. It's not going to be a factory job, but it'd look fine.
I've been using a Contender handgun for years and I found out right away that handguns have a way of undoing almost any scope mount. I've shot both rings and bases loose and so if you look on handgun hunting boards, there's lots of "belt and suspenders" approaches to scope mounting.
I put Loctite Blue into the threads of every mounting screw on rings and base before screwing it in. Then I put more drops of loctite blue onto heads of any recessed screws to make it harder for them to spin in the recesses.
Also, I've found it's good just to get into the habbit of checking that everything is tight. Rock the scope base, examine the rings, etc. Doesn't prevent anything but gives you the opportunity to fix things before a trophy shot presents itself.
Grouse
