What Is the best Inch Pound Torque Wrench that will read below 10 in-lbs?

guntech said:
It makes you wonder what some of us did 40 - 50 - 60 years ago... were all the screws loose because there were no torque wrenches being used...? When good and tight sufficed.
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Probably why there are soo many old guns with rounded off screw heads, seized screws. From people not caring about using a good screw driver or over tightening.. Good enough may worked back then, but doesn't work for today's society.

Probably why places like Trace are still in business fixing old scopes from people doing good and tight.
 
OkayShooter said:
Probably why there are soo many old guns with rounded off screw heads, seized screws. From people not caring about using a good screw driver or over tightening.. Good enough may worked back then, but doesn't work for today's society.

Probably why places like Trace are still in business fixing old scopes from people doing good and tight.
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You're confusing gunnutz with "today's society". - dan
 
You may want to look into the Fix-It-Sticks line. They specialize in low torque sets for gunwork and several vendors in Canada carry them. I have the All in One Torque driver and its great.
 
MapleSugar said:
D.I.P. recommends 7 to 8 in-lbs of torque for tightening the screws on a their Tikka T1X rail mount.
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OP - That's just barely "hand-snug". I'd just Loctite it and snug up. Not worth buying an expensive T-wrench for that. DIPs I believe are aluminum, so do be a bit careful...
 
I had a nice snap on , I think it was less than 10, but I don't ever remember going that low.
It seemed to have end up at the Sons tool box , so I can't check it.
*8"lbs just a hair less than 10,
BTW did a few motorcyles as well, never blew one up.
 
Buck1950 said:
OP - That's just barely "hand-snug". I'd just Loctite it and snug up. Not worth buying an expensive T-wrench for that. DIPs I believe are aluminum, so do be a bit careful...
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I've been trying to find Loctite 222 (purple) with no success.

It's what D.I.P. recommends, but it's a b!tch to source locally.

I'll probably have to buy some on Amazon.

I'm always careful with my mounts and rings, but I do wish that this mount were steel.

Nobody seems to make one.
 
Hand tight and then a touch more to snug it up. Other than action screws on a bench or precision rifle, no need to measure torque. If you can measure 10in-lbs just use that. 8in, 10in really what could be that critical on a firearm?
 
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