Action screws and torque

[FOTIS]

If an action is fully bedded and free floated let's say like I sendero what should the action screws be torque to??? I fully bedded one of my Weatherby accumark but I don't think since it is very tight in the stock needs 55 in pounds what say you

 

[Thebear_78]

If bolting into an aluminum bedding block I’ll really torque them down, 55-65, if into bedding compound I’ll generally start with 45.

Occasionally I have found one where it likes different tension. My manners with my shorty 308 shot best when torqued to 35 rear screw 45 front screw.


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[truck driver]

I would still torque them to the factory suggested settings.

 

[drakehammer]

Bedded or not, I like to torque to factory recommendations, shoot, & retorque. Never found it necessary to deviate from this.


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[NYDAN]

A few years ago when I checked with the manager of the Remington Custom shop he said to torque the screws to 30 to 35 in-lbs. That was with a Bell & Carlson stock. I agree with you, that if the fit is tight, it shouldn't require a lot of torque to hold the action in place.

 

[FOTIS]

Bedded or not, I like to torque to factory recommendations, shoot, & retorque. Never found it necessary to deviate from this.


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Yeah but before there was no bedding it was steel to aluminum bedding hence the 55 inch pounds

 

[drakehammer]

Bedded or not, I like to torque to factory recommendations, shoot, & retorque. Never found it necessary to deviate from this.


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Yeah but before there was no bedding it was steel to aluminum bedding hence the 55 inch pounds

Why not continue with 55? I never heard of bedding as a reason to reduce lb ft torque on the action.


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[FOTIS]

Possible torquing of the action?

 

[drakehammer]

Possible torquing of the action?

I think that’s one of the reasons we bed the action in the first place.


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[truck driver]

If you skim bedded the aluminum bedding block to fill the voids that the machining process left behind then your still mounting the action in a aluminum block so I would still use the factory torque setting since you have eliminated any possible torque of the action in an uneven bed.
My H&S stock which has a full bedding block came with epoxy putty to use to fill the machining voids. I didn't use it since it was not necessary. I would still torque it to the recommended 55inlb.
If it was properly bedded there should be no action torquing all things being equal.

 

[FOTIS]

Makes sense

 

[RL338]

I’ve always did 55 in/lbs on stocks with aluminum block , 35 in/lbs without block is what works for me.

 

[Wyo7200]

Sooooo with a few of my rifles that I placed into aluminum chassis, I torqued to 35r/35f and then shot for groups. Increased the front by 5inlbs and shot again. Increased and shoot, etc up to when I saw a satisfactory group and stopped. Retested with that torque and went from there. I think it was 50 or 60.

Second rifle I started at 35/45 and got close to the same ending torque.

Maybe I was matching a variable to an already developed load designed for other torque on that setup, or maybe it was something else.


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[AzDak42]

I bought a single, high grade T handle torque driver at #60 pounds. I use it for all my actions and chassis. I value consistency more than the actual torque value.