Base and Ring Torque specs

[Big37dog]

what do everyone torque their rings and bases at.?

 

[Mike027]

Im actually taking a coffee break duirng mounting a scope on my Weatherby Accumark. I have Talley bases and rings on all of my big game rifles. I just installed the bases with 25lbs torque and used a very small amount of blue locktite on the screws.

The rings I will set at 35lbs for the bottom screw and about 20 for the top. Time to head back to the basement to finish up. Mike

 

[LouBoyd]

No doubt you mean inch-lbs. Pounds is a unit of force, not torque. If someone is not familiar with torquing small screws and uses a ft-lb torque wrench they'll either strip the threads or break the screws. Mike027's numbers are reasonable for typical 8-40 steel screws, but it really depends on the thread size and the material both the screws and threads are made of.

 

[bruce_ventura]

Wheeler recommends these values:
Base screws: 30 in-lbs
Windage screws: 30-40 in-lbs
Ring screws - alum rings: 10-15 in-lbs
Ring screws - steel rings: 15-20 in-lbs