Also I doubt you went over board on the Vc-3. It will break free fairly easily but it resists loosening from vibrations.
Also I doubt you went over board on the Vc-3. It will break free fairly easily but it resists loosening from vibrations.
My new BL 19.5 MOS finally here, and the C&H v3 plate and RMR are in hand. VC-3 is on order, it should be here Saturday. I did a quick test fit of the MOS plate and optic, but will not be shooting it until the threadlocker is in place. I also just ordered small bits for the Fatwrench that will work for these fasteners that should be here Saturday, they seem to be 5/64” and 1/16” but may be metric so I have both coming. I’m using the fasteners supplied by C&H.
Nick, do I apply the VC-3 to all four screws or just the ones mounting the plate to the slide?
Here it is ready for the threadlocker:
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”
Well, crap. Amazon screwed up my order for the VC-3, it won’t be here until Monday (instead of today) - I expected to sight in the RMR tomorrow or Monday. I can’t find the stuff at retail - has anyone had luck finding it over the counter?
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”
The C&H hardware is not metric, this is the cheap set I bought for now. I’ll keep an eye out for quality 1/16” and 5/64” bits.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BXBWXW2
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”
I'll cross 2,000 rounds with the CHPWS v3 plate and an RMR07 Type 2 today. I'll do a brief write-up once it's done, but so far -- apart from an install error -- no issues and no zero loss.
What a pain in the ass.
I dry assembled everything a few days ago, and even torqued the RMR-to-plate fasteners to 10 inch/pounds using my brandy-dandy new Wheeler Fatwrench. The VC-3 arrived today, and the fasteners were frozen in place. One popped with a crack after turning the hex key into spiral art, but I had to drill the other out. No biggie, but these are fasteners that need to be pulled at every battery change.
The VC-3 is curing right now, but I also applied a dab of antiseize to the countersinks on both the mounting plate and the RMR. I’m certain it was friction between the fastener head and the countersink that caused the problem.
Last edited by HeavyDuty; 08-12-2019 at 07:48 PM.
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”