Quote Originally Posted by sharpshooter View Post
NSS doesn't actually build guns,...... take that for what it's worth.
You asked for the citation and got it.

Someplace I have it that Savage uses 90 ft lbs (and it has to be with whatever "gunk" they put on the threads.

Having taken off 3 now, I can tell you its a hell of a lot tighter that 50 ft lbs. That may be the gunk or it may be the toque.