On 2008-05-21, Gunner wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 21:49:36 -0500, "David R. Birch"
wrote:

[ ... ]

What would be the best for securely fastening a military Mauser rear
sight base that surrounds the barrel? It does not have to be easily
removed.

David


Silver solder.

Unless you never will fire the rifle. 5 rapid fire shots could cause
the barrel to heat enough to break the bond.

The thermal expansion -- or just the mechanical expansion during
the moment of firing. It doesn't take much of that to break the bond of
Loctite.

Silver solder for a rear sight base soldered to the top surface
of the barrel only -- but My 8mm Mauser had the rear sight base as part
of a sleeve which fit around the whole barrel, and it was attached with
soft solder -- since I was able to heat it enough to slide it off with a
propane torch and little difficulty.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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