Removing a scope: do Optilocks return to zero?

[Sako75Hunter]

Loctite Blue 1960969 2400​

Hmmm, people seem about evenly divided between blue and purple Loctites for Optilocks.

 

[Dunwaters]

I have to admit I'm struggling to understand these instructions dunwater, probably because it's been a long day and my brain is shutting down.

When you say 'remove the screws on the other side', what do you mean? The screws clamping the bases to the dovetail are only on one side: the one where the bolt handle is, or am I missing something? (Probably, as I say the old bonce is refusing to do any more for today.)

Sorry my bad, I was thinking of the older Sako mounts with two screws in the base, the optilocks have only one screw and clamp to the base on one side so please ignore all reference.
The nail varnish still works on the threads and I put a witness mark on the dovetail to mark where the mount clamps to it, so slide the mount up to the witness mark and cinch it up, it gives a pretty good return to zero.
Again, apologies for the bum steer, theres 2 screws on my Leupold bases too….

 

[Tim.243]

I have (the separate base + ring type) Optilock scope mounts on all three of my rifles.

I've never had any problems with them loosening due to recoil, but having seen on SD that it can happen, I'm thinking of treating all the threads (apart from the tiny screws that clamp the actual rings) with Loctite blue 243 to rule out any possibility of movement, and for peace of mind.

Just wondering if I were to do this, how close to zero the scopes are likely to be when they're remounted on the rifles?

Any experience relating to this appreciated.

PS: on the two centrefires there's the Sako wedged dovetail, on the rimfire it's an 11mm parallel type.

From a real world experience where precision is needed, (just like the rifle) Every day as a toolmaker I would clock up the vice on my milling machine as I was oiling the beds and getting ready for work.
If the job was on the table I would got to a zero point and check it....

 

[Sako75Hunter]

Sorry my bad, I was thinking of the older Sako mounts with two screws in the base, the optilocks have only one screw and clamp to the base on one side so please ignore all reference.
The nail varnish still works on the threads and I put a witness mark on the dovetail to mark where the mount clamps to it, so slide the mount up to the witness mark and cinch it up, it gives a pretty good return to zero.
Again, apologies for the bum steer, theres 2 screws on my Leupold bases too….

Ah thanks Dunwater, that makes sense!

(I was worried my brain had ceased functioning altogether!)