Vortex Tactical Scope Rings Torque Specs

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Vortex tactical scope rings torque specs. Robust grade 8 fasteners. Pro series 30 mm rings. Streamlined lightweight and durable these rings use four t 25 torx style socket cap screws for secure mounting. Here is why doing it wrong on a precision rifle results in missing shots and endless adjustments to fix your zero and one thing particular is how people torque the screws on the scope rings.

Pro series rings combine rock solid reliability and strength with high quality machining to ensure ultimate accuracy and consistency. I am just getting ready to mount it and attached to the vortex scope is a tag stating they suggest using a inch pounds torque wrench when installing the scope rings i picked up some burris metal rings. Image referenced vortex optics. Laser engraved torque specifications.

When mounting a weaver picatinny rail on the action 15 55 in lbs or 1 69 6 21 nm badger 15 in lbs or 1 69 nm warne and nightforce 25 in lbs or 2 82 nm vortex 55 in lbs or 6 21 nm when mounting rings on a weaver picatinny rail 14 25 in lbs or 1 5 7 34 nm leupold. When using this ring to mount a conventional riflescope we strongly recommend lapping the rings for a proper and secure fit for your optic. It is a list of the recommended screw torque settings for most rifle parts like action screw torque. I have the wheeler fat wrench so there is no problem but i could not find anywhere what vortex suggests for ring torque specs.

The recommended torque values for tightening screws of individual assemblies for mounting optics given in in lbs and nm are. These vortex rings are then serialized vibratory tumbled bead blasted and finished with a type iii hard coat anodize. These come from a lot of different sources including manufacturers on the phone but one great one is brownell s torque specifications for gunsmiths article. Mounting a scope to a precision rifle looks simple but it s not easy.

Robust 6 screw tactical ring is perfect for mounting red dot optics magnifiers and other accessories with 30mm tube diameters to your picatinny rail. Rated 5 out of 5 by brenn330 from rugged lightweight precise incredible value. After handling quite a few ring options many of which costing 2x more i found these pro series rings to be exactly what i was looking for. 100 made in usa guaranteed for life.