Remington 700 - Action screw torque...

afsenior · Feb 1, 2008

Can anyone tell me the proper torque specifications for the Rem 700 BDL in 7mm Mag? I just finished a pillar and acraglas bedding project on the rifle so I thought I should put the action screws back in it according to some spec other than "swag".
Thanks folks, GREAT FORUM !!!
Art

SakoSteve270wsm · Feb 1, 2008

I am pretty sure its 65 INCH/pounds.

R Flowers · Feb 1, 2008

The paperwork included with my Wheeler Engineering FAT torque wrench recommends up to 65 inch-lbs for wood, fiberglass, or synthetic stock with bedding pillars.

afsenior · Feb 1, 2008

Thank you gentlemen,
Since I posted the question, I logged on to the Remington web site and looked at the Q & A part of the Support page. There we find the following:

Question
What are the torque dimensions when tightening the guard screws on a Model 700?

Answer
Synthetic & wood stocks should be hand tight, which is 30 to no more than 35 inch pounds. The Sendero & Police stocks are tightened to 45 inch pounds from the factory.

If what they state is appropriate for actions that are NOT pillared and glassed, then I would think that a higher setting is required for one that is.
Many thanks to you,
Art

FOTIS · Feb 1, 2008

28 inch lbs! I know for sure!

ldg397 · Feb 2, 2008

R Flowers":g6gwr1mu said:
The paperwork included with my Wheeler Engineering FAT torque wrench recommends up to 65 inch-lbs for wood, fiberglass, or synthetic stock with bedding pillars.

How do you like this torque wrench? I need one and this one looks very good and economical for as little as I will use it. Anyone else have any opinions on it?

R Flowers · Feb 3, 2008

I like the Wheeler torque wrench just fine. It is very easy to adjust and seems to work fine. When I got mine I found I had been over tightening a lot of things. I broke down and bought the Wheeler 89 piece screw driver set to go with it, and now there is not much I cannot take apart of put together.

YoteSmoker · Feb 4, 2008

RFlower- I read the reviews of this torque wrench a while ago on Midway. Do you have any trouble with the bits falling out when you are using it or has this been fixed?

R Flowers · Feb 5, 2008

They must have fixed the problem as I have not had that occur. I bought my dad one and a friend has one as well, I have not heard either one of them complain.