Hi, Folks:
I finally got my dream rifle (98B, 338LM) and scope (Vortex HS LR). When I read all the manuals I found something interesting.
The Barrett Zero gap ring's manual said the torque is 35 in/lb, however, Vortex said the torque range shall between 15-18 in/lb.
I emailed both company's tech support... Both of them said the number is correct.
Quote from Barrett tech reply:
"There is no need to lap the rings. In fact, that is not recommended for aluminum rings. The 35 in/lbs. torque is correct for the Zero-Gap rings."
Quote from Vortex's tech reply:
"Our torque spec recommendation is 15-18 in/lbs. we don’t have a lot of experience with this specific ring and have no reason to believe it is of inferior quality, but we would still recommend adherence to the 15-18 in/lb spec. On certain products you can go up to 20 in/lbs, but most times it is not necessary. A quality ring with good surface contact will not require a lot of torque to hold the scope properly under recoil."
"To be clear, if you use 35 in/lbs you will damage your scope."
Well.... What should I do then? I have only few days to mount it on, zero it and heading for my hunting trip. I cannot offer any damage nor time loss to replace a new one.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
I finally got my dream rifle (98B, 338LM) and scope (Vortex HS LR). When I read all the manuals I found something interesting.
The Barrett Zero gap ring's manual said the torque is 35 in/lb, however, Vortex said the torque range shall between 15-18 in/lb.
I emailed both company's tech support... Both of them said the number is correct.
Quote from Barrett tech reply:
"There is no need to lap the rings. In fact, that is not recommended for aluminum rings. The 35 in/lbs. torque is correct for the Zero-Gap rings."
Quote from Vortex's tech reply:
"Our torque spec recommendation is 15-18 in/lbs. we don’t have a lot of experience with this specific ring and have no reason to believe it is of inferior quality, but we would still recommend adherence to the 15-18 in/lb spec. On certain products you can go up to 20 in/lbs, but most times it is not necessary. A quality ring with good surface contact will not require a lot of torque to hold the scope properly under recoil."
"To be clear, if you use 35 in/lbs you will damage your scope."
Well.... What should I do then? I have only few days to mount it on, zero it and heading for my hunting trip. I cannot offer any damage nor time loss to replace a new one.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
