No4t l42 loose for pad

[GeeRam]

Hi all,

I have a rifle (my go to shooter, an L42 clone) with a loose forward scope pad. The screws are staked, and have apparently not budged. However there is a perceptible wiggle, wide enough to slide a cotton fourbytwo between. I am sure it was firm, and the latest time I shot I noticed ~ 1 in 8 shots way out of group. Any suggestions?

Ideals so far are:

detach completely, assuming I can the stakes a pretty robust, sliver solder in place and screw back in.

Try heating the pad enough to get solder to melt on it and fill under, removing the gap.

Give it to a good Enfield gunsmith, trust them to fix it good and pay be bill?

Thoughts?

I'd be taking it back to Fultons for them to fix it, seeing as they built it (IIRC?)