I got a plate from EGW for my CZ 97B to mount a red dot, something I have done with my 9mm without difficulty.
This plate seemed pretty tight, but it finally went in the dovetail after much
hammering on my brass punch, and seemed very tight. That was Friday.
it was in the house the whole time, and today I went to the range with the plan of sighting in the red dot. No joy-finally noticed the dovetail plate was loose.
I did not do any filing or sanding of either the dovetail or the plate, so I am
perplexed.
I rather stupidly did not use the blue locktight, thinking "this thing is so tight it
will never get loose"
Finally, the question. If I take it out, slop a lot of blue loctight on it and hammer it back in, would that be enough? If the shim route is needed, it's going to a gunsmith.
This plate seemed pretty tight, but it finally went in the dovetail after much
hammering on my brass punch, and seemed very tight. That was Friday.
it was in the house the whole time, and today I went to the range with the plan of sighting in the red dot. No joy-finally noticed the dovetail plate was loose.
I did not do any filing or sanding of either the dovetail or the plate, so I am
perplexed.
I rather stupidly did not use the blue locktight, thinking "this thing is so tight it
will never get loose"
Finally, the question. If I take it out, slop a lot of blue loctight on it and hammer it back in, would that be enough? If the shim route is needed, it's going to a gunsmith.