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Old 03-12-2018, 11:50 PM
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What are you setting the scope mount to the receiver at for torque. Manufacturer specs for the mount is 65 inch pounds. This seems to be pretty tight for a polymer receiver.

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I have been using 20-25 inch pounds with zero issues. The polymer rail doesn't deform and the mounts stay tight.
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30 inch pounds for the base screws and 25 for the rings is generally what is recommended.
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I would simply contact the manufacturer for their polymer specs and also go by the optics manufacturer specs for the optic itself.
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Where would I find a tool to measure inch-pounds?
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Amazon.com : Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench : Sports & Outdoors
Amazon.com : Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench : Sports & Outdoors


65in/lbs is a crazy amount, especially on a polymer frame. I;ve seen instructions for aluminium parts saying not to go over 18-20!
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Check out the Wheeler fat Wrench, every gun box should have one.
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Thank you all for reply.

The mount is a Warne, and yes per the instructions mounting scope to rail is 65 inches. I have contacted them and they do not have specs for polymer.

15-25 inches seems to be the range for the actual rings across the board for several manufactures, but

The base spec are all over the board from what I have seen.
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Yes Wheeler makes a "fat wrench" that is a screw driver type of torque wrench.

I use a Snap-On inch pound wrench as I already own it.

When looking at torque wrenches invest properly. Tool is designed to be a precision unit. Accuracy, reliability, repeat-ability is everything.

This is defiantly a scenario of you get what you pay for.
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65in/lbs is a crazy amount, especially on a polymer frame. I;ve seen instructions for aluminium parts saying not to go over 18-20!
A while back I saw a post somewhere that stated their value was 65in/lbs for a mount and I thought they were crazy. Sure enough, I researched it and that was indeed the suggested torque.
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Are you overthinking this??
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