Torque wrench for scope
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Never....years of tightening parts (including scopes with no ring marks) painting cars you need a light touch on the gun trigger to a feather touch brazing a small part..
I have them for when doing engines...Head gaskets... SO NO lol
long_range_rob
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Not I. Just use a well filling Allen (or torx) key so your applying the pressure to the short end and you really can’t over tighten by hand.
Wera or Wiha ones which come with a calibration certificate, avoid 'shooting' brands as they are all made in China and rebranded for a 50%+ markup.
You'll notice that the ranges of the professional tools (usually measure in Nm, if German) are quite narrow. Hence I use an electricians torque screwdriver for scope mounts and a 'torque pistol' type for rifle action screws.
For this to mean anything, you'll need a good scope mount and base to begin with (Spuhr is ultimately reliable). Avoid rubbish 'tactical' brands like Tier One which cost either the same or more but are not of the same standard.
I use a Vortex branded torque screwdriver/wrench. Easy to adjust and it's been very accurate when I've compared it with a friend's Snap-On torque wrench.
Gives me piece of mind all screws are 'the same' and not over tight. I unfortunately haven't had a lifetime of feathering an airbrush trigger or wrenching on things to have acquired the muscle memory of a cyborg torque wrench.
Gives me piece of mind all screws are 'the same' and not over tight. I unfortunately haven't had a lifetime of feathering an airbrush trigger or wrenching on things to have acquired the muscle memory of a cyborg torque wrench.
I use a Borka kit my wife bought me 12 years ago.
Of buying now it would be one of the bike torque wrenches that are far better priced.
Of buying now it would be one of the bike torque wrenches that are far better priced.
nun_hunter
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I use the Vortex one too. I got it for setting up QR picatinny rings. This way I know all screws on both sets of rings are exactly the same and so the scope is going to be held evenly even after multiple times taking the scope off and back on again.
What it has shown me is that the common recommended 17inch/lbs for scope ring is a lot less than I used to do by hand Vs the settings for action screws that I probably wasn't doing enough before.
This also gives me the confidence (as I've tested it) that I can remove a stock or chassis and then replace with no loss of accuracy.
Also a lot of people successfully fine tune accuracy with how much force the action screws are done up by. I doubt you'd be able to reliably alter between 35inch/lbs and 40inch/lbs by hand to test accuracy changes.
What it has shown me is that the common recommended 17inch/lbs for scope ring is a lot less than I used to do by hand Vs the settings for action screws that I probably wasn't doing enough before.
This also gives me the confidence (as I've tested it) that I can remove a stock or chassis and then replace with no loss of accuracy.
Also a lot of people successfully fine tune accuracy with how much force the action screws are done up by. I doubt you'd be able to reliably alter between 35inch/lbs and 40inch/lbs by hand to test accuracy changes.
This is why people join SD as their life experience's have to be expanded by asking strangers questions......
The more posts I read makes me wonder how people get through their day...
Len the dog
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Whereas some people just have to give an answer whether it’s helpful or not.This is why people join SD as their life experience's have to be expanded by asking strangers questions......
The more posts I read makes me wonder how people get through their day...
Yes....
I like their choice of colour!
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Pellet Pinger
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Another one using the Vortex, I know some people scoff but I like to have a certain amount of repeatability with stock screws, certainly made a difference playing with my CZ with the front barrel lug and because I have it, all rings etc are done too.
Westley78
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I use the torque wrench that came with my golf driver….
How do you abide this forum, or do you just feed off your own superiority?This is why people join SD as their life experience's have to be expanded by asking strangers questions......
The more posts I read makes me wonder how people get through their day...
The very idea of a forum, to me, is that people of like-minded activities get together and are able to share their experiences, build on other's and together provide a very useful knowledge base and connection of like-minded people.
You just seem intent to be superior to anyone who hasn't done the 50 years down the salt mine that has been your life, and it's getting wearing.
And when people share their experiences the torque wrench spokesperson stokes up...
I started my apprenticeship @16 in a tool room not a salt mine...
hairlesshunter
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Just need to remember that Tim is Perfect and cannot ever be Wrong...
I have since chosen to adopt this point of view for all my forum posts!
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