Action screw torque

[Swifty]

Does anyone know what the torque should be on the action screws for a Remington 722. Thanks.

 

[guntech]

It does not really matter what the figure is... in a wood stock - real good and tight... it will work out to about 4 or 5 foot pounds... and it doesn't really matter...

a correct glass bedding job is way more important...

 

[gunasauras]

A common torque used on target rifles is 65 inch pounds....but like Guntech said, bedding is far more important.....

 

[ARWEN ACE]

A common torque used on target rifles is 65 inch pounds....but like Guntech said, bedding is far more important.....

65 INCH pounds is the torque that Remington gave into for their Military sniper rifle packages that include the T handle Seekonk Torque Wrench. They originally wanted a bit less (if I recall correctly around 45 in/lbs.). The reason 65 was chosen is that it is the torque specification for the M4 ring cross bolt. Remington did not want two torque wrenches in the kit so they upped the guard screw spec to match.

Remington apparently conducted tests on the torque spec and found no difference within the 45 - 65 INCH POUND range.

MOST WOOD STOCKS without pillars WILL NOT TAKE 65 INCH POUNDS without squishing the wood to sh@%.

AA

 

[guntech]

MOST WOOD STOCKS without pillars WILL NOT TAKE 65 INCH POUNDS without squishing the wood to sh@%.

AA

I'm not saying it doesn't happen but I have not experienced wood stocks squished as you describe ... 65 inch pounds is not a lot of torque and doesn't exert that much pressure if the action and bottom metal fit properly.

6 x 48 scope mounts screws are torqued up to 40 inch pounds... the screws at the side of Leupold Mark 4 rings are torqued to 65 inch pounds.

... squishing the wood to sh@% kind of implies permanent damage?

 

[Swifty]

Thanks for the info everyone.