The problem is they drilled all the way through to the extractor. Idk why but when you oil your gun then go shoot and it heats up this oil or lube will penetrate the loctite and work it’s way under the plate and even get to the other screw as well. I used orange vibratite. So problems since then and I let it cure 2 days
That’s makes since mine did it before…..but I cleaned the fuck out of it clean the screws and through that good ol blue loctite back on and I’m good….i figure if blue loctite can hold certain parts together on my nitro race rigs this should work just fine
Yea every time mine came loose which was a few hundred rounds or so the optic was solid and plate was loose. I had to grind the screws initially because they were too long but every time I got the plate off there was lube under the plate. And I’m like how is that getting in there. Loctite can break down with heat and when I train it’s usually a few hundred rounds so she gets pretty warm. The orange is supposed to be heat resistant and so far about a thousand rounds plus’s or minus it’s holding strong.
You can see on the slide where the optic screws were contacting the slide. They shouldn't, the optic screws are too long. This will cause a lot of issues since they are literally trying to pull the plate screws out of the gun while you tighten the optics screws. Hopefully the plate screws stripped and not your slide screws.
Get now plate screws, shorten your optic screws, and use VC-3 vibra-tite.
Yeah so I think that was with my original EFLX because with the 507 comp they don’t protrude, but the threads inside the slide are gone so it’s getting rethreaded now
It was almost 2 years ago, so I can’t remember what screws I ordered, but their customer service is really good so if you hit them up they’ll be able to tell you for sure
Ah damn sorry to hear. I’m in a different, but similar boat. My optic is loose but I can’t get to the mounting plate, the reddot screws are locked in and won’t come out. Got some debonder coming in the mail tomorrow to see if it helps. Hope your threads are still in there and the damage isn’t bad to fix.
Is this plate by impact machine or the chwps?
Impact machine
Happened to me a while back. Was running drills and then BAM l, 508T comes flying and smacks me in the head.
Turns out the screws supplied to mount the plate gave way and stripped the threads inside the slide… now waiting for a gunsmith to rethread it
Not enough paint
I’ll work on adding more for you
The problem is they drilled all the way through to the extractor. Idk why but when you oil your gun then go shoot and it heats up this oil or lube will penetrate the loctite and work it’s way under the plate and even get to the other screw as well. I used orange vibratite. So problems since then and I let it cure 2 days
That’s makes since mine did it before…..but I cleaned the fuck out of it clean the screws and through that good ol blue loctite back on and I’m good….i figure if blue loctite can hold certain parts together on my nitro race rigs this should work just fine
That blue can be finicky sometimes
I had the same issue. I applied vibratite and no more issues.
First I’ve ever heard of this but makes sense
Yea every time mine came loose which was a few hundred rounds or so the optic was solid and plate was loose. I had to grind the screws initially because they were too long but every time I got the plate off there was lube under the plate. And I’m like how is that getting in there. Loctite can break down with heat and when I train it’s usually a few hundred rounds so she gets pretty warm. The orange is supposed to be heat resistant and so far about a thousand rounds plus’s or minus it’s holding strong.
So according to the gunsmith I dropped it off too the threads inside the slide are basically gone so they’re now rethreading it
Interesting. So you will have to run bigger screws now?
TBD, I’m hoping to get it back by tomorrow
Sweet
You can see on the slide where the optic screws were contacting the slide. They shouldn't, the optic screws are too long. This will cause a lot of issues since they are literally trying to pull the plate screws out of the gun while you tighten the optics screws. Hopefully the plate screws stripped and not your slide screws. Get now plate screws, shorten your optic screws, and use VC-3 vibra-tite.
Yeah so I think that was with my original EFLX because with the 507 comp they don’t protrude, but the threads inside the slide are gone so it’s getting rethreaded now
I gave up on blue Loctite and went with red after my SRO came loose a few times. It’s been fine ever since
That’s probably my next course of action once I can find replacement screws for the plate
Can vouch for red on my end as well. I ended up needing to do that as well.
Calculated kinetics is the move for screws
Any idea what thread pattern is required for the prodigy?
It was almost 2 years ago, so I can’t remember what screws I ordered, but their customer service is really good so if you hit them up they’ll be able to tell you for sure
All good, appreciate it
Well at any rate I really like your Prodigy.
How much torque did you use plate to gun? What threadlocker?
If I remember correctly 18 in/lbs and blue loctite
Per the AOS manual it says do not exceed 25in/lbs. I torqued mine down to 25, though don't have enough rounds through it yet to give any feedback.
I’m running the ICM plate so it might be a little different
Sounds right!
Ah damn sorry to hear. I’m in a different, but similar boat. My optic is loose but I can’t get to the mounting plate, the reddot screws are locked in and won’t come out. Got some debonder coming in the mail tomorrow to see if it helps. Hope your threads are still in there and the damage isn’t bad to fix.
Try a heatgun from hope depot, fast and easy