Thread: Tikka T3 & DPT rail.....

Hey all. Got a new Tikka & will be putting a DPT rail on it.
My question, does rail need to be glued on? Rail and the 4 screws torqued down not good enough?
Cheers

I torqued mine down. No glue. Rifle shoots like a demon.

Personally, I would be more inclined to loc-tite the screws and then torque them down

Oh...I get it. Bit tired tonight.yes, I used loktite on screws.

Cheers guys....

We recommend to use blue locktite on the screws. Usually that does the trick.

@Friwi, locktite on screws only? No need to add glue shite between action and rail?

Why dont you just send an email to Darren and ask him. He makes the jolly things.

You can glue the rail in place with expoxy or araldite for a more permanent fixation if you want, I have done it on some of my rifles. But some people are sometimes reluctant to do so or worried to spill resin everywhere.

You should always glue/locktite a rail/mounts on a Tikka of any action especially if you have a decent size scope on it

The heavier or higher the scope the more inertia there is on it

This is a common problem on Stiller actions, even though they have dowels

If you watch slow-mo videos you will see the scope oscillates up & down as well as back & forth

It gets worse if you have a decent muzzle brake as the rifle initially moves back then it goes forward as the brake starts to work & the scope wants to stay where it is