Originally Posted By: Nitro Express
Originally Posted By: Jawjadawg

I have read in a lot of places about people reattaching loose ribs with the loctite 380 that Brownells sells. I haven't read a thread yet where someone said the repair had come loose. I know that soldering is the old school, probably preferred method. Has anyone used the loctite for an entire rib? Did the barrels ring after the repair, or did the loctite deaden them like the silicone had in the previous repair. In theory, if it works for a small repair then shouldn't a larger one be the same?

I'm not an expert, just know that gunsmiths all over the country are using the stuff.




Yah I saw where you bought a gun on gunbroker site. Just one question why do you want to re attach the ribs with a synthetic stuff? soft solder isn't old school as you wrote, its the only way to do it right. are we going to have to watch for guns you sell as is without return on the different sites youre' on?


Proxibid, not Gunbroker. Methods of repair have evolved for all sorts of things over the years. Take for instance the way barrels were joined. The old method requires rust bluing because the hot methods will harm the solder. Hot bluing is fine for a modern gun because of an "advancement", if you will allow that, in the way doubles were manufactured. Just wondering if there is an acceptable alternative. I'm not looking for some ghetto repair option, but if the Loctite works and is as strong(there are several epoxies which are stronger than solder) then it would prevent the barrels from being refinished. Easy cleanup around the edges before it dries. Plenty of gunsmiths use the stuff for small repairs, but I'm asking about a larger repair.

Last edited by Jawjadawg; 03/15/14 03:04 PM.