Scope mount

02-04-2017, 12:38 PM,

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RE: Scope mount

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02-04-2017, 12:38 PM

(01-31-2017, 06:37 PM)BelieveIn308 Wrote: The question I always have is what to torque the screws down at... invariably I forget and have to look it up... How do you determine what is best for a particular mount? Do you favor steel rings or aluminum? Enlighten us!

General rule of thumb for torque on scope rings is 18"lbs.
The mount, either to the rail or receiver, is 30"lbs.

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(01-31-2017, 06:37 PM)BelieveIn308 Wrote: The question I always have is what to torque the screws down at... invariably I forget and have to look it up... How do you determine what is best for a particular mount? Do you favor steel rings or aluminum? Enlighten us!
General rule of thumb for torque on scope rings is 18"lbs.
The mount, either to the rail or receiver, is 30"lbs.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
Robert A. Heinlein

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