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I worry about the grip screws trusting on my P220, since I found a little rust on my rear sight. I also don't care for the flat blade screws that's on it. So I found that Hogue makes allen head screws from 416 Stainless. Should I put Blue Loctite on them?
Am I the only one that is "nit-picky" over little things like that?
Yes, and in most cases, you will need to use your grip screw washers too, or the screws will protrude into the magazine well, and bind your magazine up.
Use thin rubber o rings. If you use loctite if you want to remove them you will need a soldering iron to heat the screw other wise you might strip the threads. A lot of places that sell grip screws also sell o rings.
My .02
Don’t use the loctight
I just had to buy new bushings cause I used loc on them and went to remove them and what a problem.... but do what you may.. I learned a lesson.. I will just check them after I shoot n when I clean
After going thru a few of those little tubes, I just bought the glass vial. First thing is to break off the paintbrush thing in the cap. This stuff being applied to small screws just needs a toothpick.
Before I sold my 220R Nitron, I struggled to keep the Hogue hex screws tight on the Hogue Piranha grips. IIRC those grips were too shallow to use the Sig washers.
Vibratite fixed the problem.
On my Legion 220, the OEM screws / washers stay put with the OEM grips, without any need for a thread locker or Vibratite (beyond any amount that was applied at the factory). The same is true for my 226s.
(Funny... I like the LOOK of the allen screws, but I chose slotted screws for all my grips. It's a lot easier to find something to turn a slotted screw should the need arise.)
Hogue hex screws and a tiny dab of blue Loctite (like, 1/16 to 1/8" diameter half-drip) on all my Sigs, regardless of grips or year of manufacture. Original screws for the older ones are cleaned, Barricade sprayed, bagged, and left in the box.
Here are mine... part of your problem may be optical illusion... as my 1st photo shows, the threaded hole doesn't seem "centered", but you appear to have the correct screws...
Well, I was wrong about it being the physical diameter.
I remove the grip, and try to start them in the hole. They just won't go.
Edit: I was being a sissy with them, and didn't want to force them. I used a little force and it started. I was just paranoid about screwing my gun up. Sorry guys.
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