rjtfroggy:
I think you are correct. It's been a while since I put a scope on. I do know that regardless of what the "manual" says, if it feels too tight to me, I'll stop. I have had my share of broken or stripped bolts, screws, holes that I do try to avoid them. Now that you mention it, perhaps I stop at 20, not 30 for the ring screws. My forgetter is getting better every day.
I stand corrected.
nivlac1960 :
You are quite welcome. I am going to suggest that you go with rjtfroggy's 18-20 inch pounds and not the 30 or 40 that I suggested for the ring screws. The more I think about it, the more I believe rjtfroggy is more correct than I am. Go easy on the ring screws and if it feels ok at 18-20, go with rjtfroggy's suggestion and stop. The worse you will have to do is to tighten a bit more later if the scope moves around. If you go to 30 and end up stripping or breaking something, that is bad, and I don't want to be the one who gave you the bad gouge.
All the best,
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