Scope ring torque?

[Fadetoblack188]

Using 18lbs in my browning x bolt for both bases and rings. Would you say this is 18lbs? First time using tool

 

[Crusader]

I'd say that's pretty close. I have the same tool and you have to do a slight bit of approximation, no big deal IMHO.

 

[BCD]

18 seems really light for bases based on my limited experience. Is that what the manufacturer recommended? I have recently mounted 3 scopes and I believe all of the bases were supposed to be torqued around 40-45lbs. I know my rings are all at 18 per manufacturer recommendations.

 

[Fadetoblack188]

I believe it’s 18 for based on the browning xbolt. Maybe someone can verify?

 

[BCD]

I put a Warne Tech base on my xbolt and Warne Tech recommended I believe 40lbs. Let me look around as I may still have the instructions….

 

[BCD]

I see on the Browning website it does say 18 lbs for bases. Now I'm wondering if I did it wrong or if I maybe am confused with a different rifle I set up as Im nearly certain I was following manufacturer recommendations.

 

[Fadetoblack188]

I called browning direct just now and they said 15-18lbs

 

[davsco]

just keep in mind, esp if one is using a real torque wrench, that we're generally talking INCH-pounds and not foot-pounds.

 

[Outdoorsman12b]

As I understand it the fat wrench does not work like that. In your pic that would be giving you 15 in/lbs and if you hit the next line you would get 20. If the red line is centered or above the next increment line it will bump up in incriminates of 5. The instructions that come with wrench explain how it works. You also have to consider that it’s not exact and has some variance in what it’s actually putting out so I would just go to the 20 line.

 

[BCD]

I called browning direct just now and they said 15-18lbs

Sorry I was confused!! I was thinking the torque for the base clamp screws.