Alex818
Member
Hi All,
I've been lurking the forum for advice for a while and I finally signed up to post a question.
I purchased the Leupold STD 2 piece base and rings for my Weatherby Vanguard that's chambered in .300 Win Mag. The local shop only had the Remington 700 bases which fit the Weatherby so I bought those.
The bases comes with two types of screws (two 6-48 and two 8-40 screws) and the rings come with four 8-40 Screws.
I tightened the base to the maximum torque value listed on the back of the package which were 22 in/lbs for the 6-48 screws and 28 in/lbs for the 8-40 screws. I used blue Loctite on the base screws.
After researching torque settings for the rings it seems that most people are recommending to tighten between 15 and 20 in/lbs. I know that over-tightening can damage the scope and under-tightening can cause the scope to slip (which I had happen with my previous rings/bases installed by a gunsmith whom I don't trust now which is why I'm doing it myself).
Now.. the package says the 8-40 ring screws can take a maximum torque level of 28 in/lbs. I called Leupold and the person I spoke with told me to tighten it all the way up to the 28 or 29 in/lbs range. Others have posted that when they called Leupold, they were told to go up to 20 in/lbs.
I'm confused now.. I have a hunting trip coming up in less than 2 weeks and its critical for me to get these rings on properly. Should I do what the Leupold tech told me and tighten the 8-40 ring screws all the way up to 28 in/lbs?
Thanks!
I've been lurking the forum for advice for a while and I finally signed up to post a question.
I purchased the Leupold STD 2 piece base and rings for my Weatherby Vanguard that's chambered in .300 Win Mag. The local shop only had the Remington 700 bases which fit the Weatherby so I bought those.
The bases comes with two types of screws (two 6-48 and two 8-40 screws) and the rings come with four 8-40 Screws.
I tightened the base to the maximum torque value listed on the back of the package which were 22 in/lbs for the 6-48 screws and 28 in/lbs for the 8-40 screws. I used blue Loctite on the base screws.
After researching torque settings for the rings it seems that most people are recommending to tighten between 15 and 20 in/lbs. I know that over-tightening can damage the scope and under-tightening can cause the scope to slip (which I had happen with my previous rings/bases installed by a gunsmith whom I don't trust now which is why I'm doing it myself).
Now.. the package says the 8-40 ring screws can take a maximum torque level of 28 in/lbs. I called Leupold and the person I spoke with told me to tighten it all the way up to the 28 or 29 in/lbs range. Others have posted that when they called Leupold, they were told to go up to 20 in/lbs.
I'm confused now.. I have a hunting trip coming up in less than 2 weeks and its critical for me to get these rings on properly. Should I do what the Leupold tech told me and tighten the 8-40 ring screws all the way up to 28 in/lbs?
Thanks!