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 GSG-5 Screws - How Tight?
Colon_Terminus  [Member]
8/31/2011 1:47:00 PM
I receive my replacement screw set tomorrow.

All the instructions I've seen say to tighten the screws "good and tight, but don't overdo it". Can someone explain what this means? Sweet little Tiffani at 102 lbs. will have a completely different understanding of this statement than will 265 lb. Jamahl.

Are there torque specifications for these screws listed someplace?
akuser-47  [Member]
9/1/2011 12:16:26 AM
I use plenty of blue loctite and then tighten till tight that's it I have not seen any torque specs. as of yet for any of them so loctite and tighten till tight not to much.
skullbox  [Member]
9/1/2011 9:29:03 PM
Just be careful not to over-tighten because you don't want to strip out the screws trying to break it down. I'd also say put the bolts in with loctite and wait a while until the locktite holds. You don't want the loctite to mix with the lube you are using when putting your gun back together. I found it seems to counteract the loctite.