Can Blue Loctite prevent a bolt closure.

[Pindon]

I recently purchase a Savage 110 Predator in .243 Win.

I mounted a picatinny rail to the gun and used Blue Loctite to secure the screws to the receiver.

I never placed a live round into the gun until I went to the range.

I took the rifle to the range for the first time and I was unable to close the bolt fully and had to push the stuck round out forcibly with a cleaning rod. The bullet was very wedged into the receiver and it took considerable effort to dislodge the bullet.

I sent the gun to Savage for inspection and was informed by the service rep that the gunsmith had inspected the gun and found that the Blue Loctite from around the screw was preventing the bolt closure. I was told that the gun barrel had been removed and that it was being refinished due to an abrasion as well as the rear tang and bolt parts which were rubbing against each other.

I am not a gun smith but I am somewhat skeptical of the veracity of the explanation given to me.

Accordingly, I am requesting informed opinions about this matter.

Thank you for your kind attention and best regards to all.

The Pindon

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I think there are different length screws, if a long one is used in the rear(do not remember which of the 2) there can be bolt interference. Since the holes are thru holes, loctite could have migrated. But don't think loctite would prevent or jam the bolt from closing.

 

[Pindon]

As I wrote, the representative said it was the Loctite, and was adamant that this was the finding of the gunsmith. I anticipated that one of the screws might might be overlong and I compared all the screws with the screws from the scope mount that came with the rifle and they were the same length. In addition, I inserted my finger into the receiver to feel for a protrusion and could not detect one.

 

[Bill Rodolph]

If you couldn't feel a screw protruding into the action, that or the locktite wasn't the problem. Your cartridge was too long, probably in the OAL.

 

[AWS]

Well, if I'm reading this right the cartridge/bullet got stuck not the bolt. It sounds like you got locktite in the chamber and it dried in there jamming the round when chambering. Locktite or a long screw wouldn't stick the cartridge/bullet in the chamber.

 

[Bill K]

I would agree that somehow you got some of the locktite in the chamber and it dried and that was the cause of your cartridge getting wedged tight in the chamber and not ejecting.

 

[hogpatrol]

In a safe area, remove the rail and chamber a round. It sounds like one of the screws interfered with the bolt. Comparing them with the original doesn't really determine if they were the correct length in a different base.

Edit: Do this when you get the rifle returned. Loctite works in the absence of air. I doubt any on the lugs would cause the bolt hard to close.

 

[Hondo64d]

I recently purchase a Savage 110 Predator in .243 Win.

I mounted a picatinny rail to the gun and used Blue Loctite to secure the screws to the receiver.

I never placed a live round into the gun until I went to the range.

I took the rifle to the range for the first time and I was unable to close the bolt fully and had to push the stuck round out forcibly with a cleaning rod. The bullet was very wedged into the receiver and it took considerable effort to dislodge the bullet.

I sent the gun to Savage for inspection and was informed by the service rep that the gunsmith had inspected the gun and found that the Blue Loctite from around the screw was preventing the bolt closure. I was told that the gun barrel had been removed and that it was being refinished due to an abrasion as well as the rear tang and bolt parts which were rubbing against each other.

I am not a gun smith but I am somewhat skeptical of the veracity of the explanation given to me.

Accordingly, I am requesting informed opinions about this matter.

Thank you for your kind attention and best regards to all.

The Pindon

I’ve come across several rifles where the front action screw was a little long, preventing the bolt from closing.

 

[LVLAaron]

Probably had some squeeze out that got into the action. Not hard to do. Not hard to clean out.

 

[Rflshootr]

Did the bolt work freely before you loaded the round in the chamber?
Was the round a factory round or a handloaded round?
Loctite thread sealants are anaerobic which means it dries in the absence of air.
How could it dry in the chamber?