How do you guys tighten your scopes rings and action bolts, by feel or do you use a torque wrench ?
...use a torque wrench ...
Pahoo said:Personally I find that the Fat Wrench settings are a bit high, for some applications. …..
Once you've done that, a plumb line or a vertical line from self-leveling laser projected on a wall may be used to set the scope reticule to vertical.
AmenI find the Wheeler Professional Scope Mounting Kit to be well worth the money, just for my peace of mind.
No. More. Guessing.
On UncleNick's point about the lube, the reason for that is simple really... most of the torque on dry surfaces goes to friction between either the 2 sets of threads or between head and surface... when those areas are lubed, the torque is transferred to clamping force. If you're not lubricating, you're wasting torque... unless the manufacturer calls for dry torque.
I always use a torque wrench since I bought a Fat Wrench.