Johnmorris,

Yeah, but here's a tip I was given. Even if you're not going to remove the lock, loosen it and bump it out to the side. If you don't, you wear a place where the lock meets the barrel, and might eventually cause a gap there. Another thing, you don't have to torque down on the lock bolt. Snug is fine. Its that last 1/8 of a turn that wears screw threads. If you want to go further, put a tiny amount of grease on the screw, and snug it. The lock is not going to fall off the gun if it doesn't have 60 FtLbs torque. It probably won't move anytime soon.

OldBob