Torque specs for savage

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Anyone have the torque specs for a savage 10-TR .308 with the original stock? I have scoured the owners manual and the savage website doesn't even list this rifle or any similar ones specs for that after some digging. Or are we all going with tighten it up then torque till your accuracy goes down?

Thanks in advance.
 
I was looking for the torque specs for my Savage MkII the other day and found this posted by the Savage moderator on the Savage forum:

Accustock models- 40 inch/pounds (including wedge screw)

Centrefire w/ synthetic stock- 30-35 "/lbs

Centerfire w/ wood stock- 30-35 "/lbs

Centerfire w/ laminate stock- 30-35 "/lbs

Rimfire w/ any stock- 15 "/lbs

Hope that helps
 
I use 40 inlbs. But more importantly,be consistent. If you go up 5 inlb at a time alternating between screws, write that down and as well as the final torque. So that the next time you have your stock off, you can do it exactly the same. It will affect your accuracy.

In fact there are articles/ forum posts out there about you using screw torque to fine tune accuracy...Just to confuse thing a bit more.
 
Ya I was hoping to get manufacture recommendations then play with it to fine tune my own rifle to what it likes best. 30-35 sounds like a good starting point.
 
Savage shooters has a few threads where 35"/lbs for the two main screws and to tune the smaller rear trigger screw (much lighter) shooting groups. Ends up something like 20-25"lbs, but it has more to do with harmonic tuning. Accurate shooter also had an article if you look.
 
I also use 40 inch pounds on my synthetic Savages, but I think anywhere in that 30-40 range is good.
I go tighter with blue loc tite as I once had my model 10 come loose during a hunt when previously torqued to 30 it was -28. I'm guessing the drastic temperature change and a few miles loosened things up. Luckily I had a wrench in my truck. I have since stuck with 40 inch pounds and developed loads to that setup. So far so good.
 
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