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Originally posted by lkdr1989:
First of all,I just got a Primary Arms 1-6x scope & an American Defense QD mount and was reading about mounting scopes and was wondering if you really need a torque wrench. American Defense is saying 20-25 in/lbs. If so, would the Wheeler Torque Wrench be ok:

https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler...Wrench/dp/B0012AXR4S

Any installation tips would be appreciated, I have absolutely no knowledge about scopes.

Need? No, not if you can consistently tighten properly by feel (which requires a lot of experience). Good idea for most people? Absolutely yes.

Also, always use blue loctite on screws, and dab of adhesive or loctite (in each ring) is a good idea. The flat finish (on most modern scopes) actually makes them more prone to slip in the rings (than the old school glossy finishes), even when properly torqued.

I'll second/third/etc the Wheeler wrench. Great investment. The Arisaka "optics leveler" sigfruend linked is a very nice tool to have. Eliminates the (sorry, old school guys) "set up a plumb line on a tree branch and line up the vertical hair" method.

I had this same thread when I was mounting a scope onto my 10/22.

I ended up getting a Wheeler fat wrench, and with the advice of the forum, I bought some Vibra-Tite VC-3 thread locker.

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Originally posted by Nismo:
...I ended up getting a Wheeler fat wrench, and with the advice of the forum, I bought some Vibra-Tite VC-3 thread locker.

I have a few scopes to mount, and I also bought the Wheeler and the Vibra-Tite. But here's a question that just popped into my head.

My understanding of the Vibra-Tite is that unlike Loctite it is to be applied and allowed to dry before using the screw. The question is would that not interfere with an accurate torque value? The stuff has to increase the torque required to fasten the screw. Is it not significant?

Perhaps if an accurate application of torque is required, using loctite would be a better idea.