Scope mounting torque?
I read an interesting article in The American Rifleman about mounting of telescopic sights. The article brought out that too many gun owners tighten the scrope rings too much, sometimes causing damage to the scope.
How does one know how much pressure to torque the rings around a scope tube? I am considering buying a scope mounting torque wrench from Midway, plus alignment dowels. I have purchased a lot of scopes over the years, but none of them provide suggestions regarding torque pressure.
Mechanically speaking, it seems that producers of telescopic sights should produce a scope body that has knurled ridges, that would fit into ridges on the insides of the mounting rings. It makes sense to me that the rings could be tightened down "enough" without the scope slipping during recoil.
How does one know how much pressure to torque the rings around a scope tube? I am considering buying a scope mounting torque wrench from Midway, plus alignment dowels. I have purchased a lot of scopes over the years, but none of them provide suggestions regarding torque pressure.
Mechanically speaking, it seems that producers of telescopic sights should produce a scope body that has knurled ridges, that would fit into ridges on the insides of the mounting rings. It makes sense to me that the rings could be tightened down "enough" without the scope slipping during recoil.
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Use Burris Signature rings, forget the inch/pound torque wrench (or better, buy it for other purposes) and don't worry about the torque on your rings. 0 -
I believe its 15 inch lbs. Go to the midwayusa web site; there is a video about scope mounting (featuring Larry Potterfield)... I learned a couple of things there. 0
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