Rem 600 Action Screw Torque/Bolt Jeweling

[3Poults]

Hi Gents,
I've been cleaning up a little Remington Model 600 and getting it ready to shoot. It's chambered in 6mm Remington and all original, complete with plastic rib and floor plate and overall in nice shape. Can anyone provide direction on the proper action screw torque? I've done some searching and am coming up empty. I shot quite a few groundhogs with it as a kid and remember it being a pretty accurate shooter. Looking forward to the possibility of my youngest son taking a deer with it this fall. I'm also interested in having the bolt re-jeweled and would appreciate any guidance on whom I can trust to do a nice job.
I'm going to use the EGW picatinny rail with Leupold rings and a Leupold 2-7x (I believe a VX-3) with the the aluminum covers. Kind of excited to get this rifle of my childhood up and running! Thank you in advance for any input!

 

[Mk-211]

This is what was passed on to me.

Solid wood, laminates, plastic 25-30 in/lbs
Fiberglass 40 in/lbs
Pillar bedded stocks 55 in/lbs
Aluminum 65 in/lbs

It's also a good idea to finger tighten the screws and then bump the stock to set the recoil lug/action. Stand the rifle up and bounce it on something soft so that nothing is damaged.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

There's an interesting article about bedding and screw torque here:

https://bisonballistics.com/articles/rifle-action-screws-torque-accuracy-and-bedding-issues

Somewhere along the line I was advised to bring both action screws mildly snug, then to fully torque the front action screw before the rear. This could be good advice or just fuddlore, but I still do it that way.

 

[GooseGestapo]

Take special notice of the front action screw on the 600, 660, and Model-7’s.
I’ve seen several instances of where torquing the action screws causes the front screw to protrude into the lower lug area.
If it does, it can bind the action.
Cure is easy, just grind a few thousandths off the tip of the screw.

Proper torquing, a thorough proper cleaning, and inspection of the crown can often do wonders for restoring accuracy to an older rifle.
Unless you’ve annihilated a few prairie dog towns your barrel should be still good to go.
I recommend the Speer 90gr HotCore PtSpt. They shoot real good from my Marlin XS7 .243.