I usually mount scope rings and mounts hand tight . Haven't had any problems. Just bought some new ring mounts, directions say mounting to the picatinny rail 65lbs of Torque and the rings 25lbs . What's wrong with hand tight ?
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ShtrRdy
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You could probably go with hand/finger tight on the ring caps and really hand tight on the cross bolt.
That's what I've always done,without problems .
Rich Coyle
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When I got a Wheeler I could hardly believe how much more I had to tighten things to get to their suggested torque levels. Torquing something to 60 in/pounds is the absolute maximum amount of torque I can exert with one hand. Being a small man almost seventy years old might have something to do with that.
HARPERC
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Reference points are more helpful to me. My hands have varied so much over the years, I'm either stripping something, or not getting it secure enough to stay.
I'm a menace with tools at my best.
Bob the nailer
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This is a good thread on torque
http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f37/torque-recomendations-29756/
http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f37/torque-recomendations-29756/
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Just because a certain size thread has a recommended torque is not the whole issue.
You never know how much thread engagement there is between the two threads . So what may torque up one screw nicely may strip another with less engagement .
Always remember , Gun sellers , gunsmiths , gun makers all hope you will damage your product so you have to get it fixed or buy a new one . Just because some spec says for example that 35 inch pounds is max torque does not mean it is wise to go straight to max torque . I always use the least amount that does the job and holds what it is supposed to hold on a gun . You can always add some extra . Stressing a thread right close to it's max tensile strength is just asking for it to pop later .
People who get inch pounds and foot pounds mixed up are a real worry .
I do all scope mounts and rings by hand and only use a torque wrench on alloy stocks and rigid pillar or block bedded jobs. It is fairly easy to crush a wood stock somewhat with too much torque .
You never know how much thread engagement there is between the two threads . So what may torque up one screw nicely may strip another with less engagement .
Always remember , Gun sellers , gunsmiths , gun makers all hope you will damage your product so you have to get it fixed or buy a new one . Just because some spec says for example that 35 inch pounds is max torque does not mean it is wise to go straight to max torque . I always use the least amount that does the job and holds what it is supposed to hold on a gun . You can always add some extra . Stressing a thread right close to it's max tensile strength is just asking for it to pop later .
People who get inch pounds and foot pounds mixed up are a real worry .
I do all scope mounts and rings by hand and only use a torque wrench on alloy stocks and rigid pillar or block bedded jobs. It is fairly easy to crush a wood stock somewhat with too much torque .
