Torquing / Tightening Scope Mounts

[Steelmarlin1]

Hello All,

New to the forum but just had a general question about mounting a scope. Recently purchased an Anschutz 54 with 11mm dovetail along with DIP picatinny rail and Burris rings. I do not have an inch pound torque wrench. Ok to just tighten everything snug with purple loctite ? Thoughts ?
Thx in advance.

 

[Preacher]

OK for the rail but no purple on the rings is my thought..
No gorilla tighten either... Snug em up hand tight and be done with it..

 

[D-4297]

Don't see a issue with "snug" , but Nix on the Loc-tite . Just don't play Magilla Gorilla . That torque setting isn't very high . And check it when you are shooting to insure it is not loosening up . Best recommendation is to get a Wheeler set and do it by the numbers .

 

[Steelmarlin1]

Thank you to both. DIP sent a small vial of purple loctite with a note that said to tighten to 8-10 inch pounds. But I don't have an inch pound torque wrench.

 

[BenPerfected]

I good place to go for ring torque is to Talley Rings Wedsite.

 

[Bill Norris]

Rings screws should be around 25 in. pds. and that is not much at all.

 

[jepp2]

Best recommendation is to get a Wheeler set and do it by the numbers .

This would be my recommendation also.

DIP sent a small vial of purple loctite with a note that said to tighten to 8-10 inch pounds.

8-10 "wet" (with thread locker) could be much higher dry. I also don't see the need for thread locker.

 

[Evan]

No Loctite would be my recommendation, but I tend to use my rifles rather gently and only need to worry about recoil unseating the scope.

I do oil threads and use a small "L" shaped wrench to tighten the rings. Insert the long end into the bolt, using the short end to tighten so that you have less leverage. 8-10 in.lbs. is very light and most good quality rings have a lot of mechanical grip so it doesn't take much. Also make sure to snug all screws evenly so that gaps are consistent front to back and on both sides. After you've snugged them all down, go back through a second time and check that they all feel the same and are still snug. I will frequently find one or two that feel looser than the others.

 

[Riesel]

Vortex recommends about 16 inch pounds or so on scope rings, not very much. Maybe one foot pound might put in perspective. Skip the loctite and you can skip headaches
and frustration later. Tighten rails and scope bases from 30 to 45 inch pounds depending on screw size. Use drivers that fit.

 

[Daddymac]

Nothing wrong with using the purple 222 loctite, low strength and removes very easy, a little will do no need to go crazy with it, but this is a personal choice. As others have stated, a Wheeler torque screwdriver is very nice to have.

 

[Richard Coody]

Wheeler fat wrench. 20 inch lbs isn't much. If you are going to mess with guns you will use it a lot.

I don't use locktite on anything. Of course i do check over my rifles often

 

[kneedtospeed]

Do not over tighten.
When youre done, wipe the fastener head, and torqued surface with alcohol.
A small dot of paint, connecting the two surfaces, will deter loosening, and if it would loosen, the paint joint will crack to warn you. Easy to keep an eye on.

 

[Shooter13]

Nightforce says 18 inch pound on scope rings and 40 inch pounds on base

 

[Steelmarlin1]

Thank you to all. Greatly appreciated!!

 

[JFrank]

Wheeler torque recommendation
As noted size ....MATTERS

 

[Steelmarlin1]

View attachment 1192953 Wheeler torque recommendation

Great info. Thank you !

 

[jelenko]

To confirm, wouldn't the mfg's recommendation take into account whether they've applied any oil to their screws/threads?

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Where manufacturers recommend blue loctite, would that be considered a lubricated torque?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Torque depends on the screw size. Some rings mentioned have huge screws in them while others have tiny #6 in there.

 

[jelenko]

Where manufacturers recommend blue loctite, would that be considered a lubricated torque?

Good question. My assumption is that if they recommend some thread locker, it would be included in their torque recommendation. If not, it would seem they would be creating calls for support from users when there's problems with their scopes.