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any suggestions for them looking for one for torquing my actions into there stocks. Have looked on line but not sure what is of a decent quality without being over kill. Looked at a snapon 460.00 to rich for my blood. Thanks for any input.
 
Sears Craftsman work just fine. Rember inch pounds , not foot pounds. Might as well pick up an hex key socket (5/32) while you're at it.
 
The F.A.T. Wrench

Wheeler Engineering makes a Firearm Accurizing Torque Wrench . It comes with various Torx and flat blade bits. Sells for about $ 40 . On the back of the package are listed the recommened torque settings for mounting scopes and rifle guard screw when the stocks are wood ,etc. Im not a bench rest shooter but I use the screw driver type wrench on my sporting and varmint rifles. I like to read about what bench shooters are doing to get accurate rifles and reloads. I dont like missing prairie dogs..
 
Brownell's Inc. have nice ones.

The other option is to have your action properly bedded and simply tighten the action screws by hand - good and snug. The prairie dogs will be hard pressed to notice any difference. :D
 
I have to agree with Dennis, I have been building guns for over thirty years and other then AR;s I haven't used a torque wrench on any of them. if the bedding job is right and you used pillars, snug will do it.
 
Try the search function - several long threads not too long ago on them.
I'm very happy with my Wiha model 2852. 10 to 50 in/lb. As I recall about $70.
 
K-D Tools

I have a 1/4" drive micrometer type torque wrench made by K-D tools of Lancaster, PA.

It is of course "inch pounds" from 5-50 in. lbs.

Can not remember the price, because I have had it over 10 years.

Very nice snap over type torque wrench.

Best wishes.
 
Torque wrench

Dennis Sorensen said:
Brownell's Inc. have nice ones.

The other option is to have your action properly bedded and simply tighten the action screws by hand - good and snug. The prairie dogs will be hard pressed to notice any difference. :D
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Agreed; no need to go any further.

Chino69
 
I'm a little weary of getting a torque wrench because of my experience using them in the military on aircraft. We had to have them calibrated regularly and some would fail to really torque to the number specified. They did not have good repeatability.

In other words, just because it says 30in pounds on the tool does not mean it is at that torque. Paying to have it calibrated is not worth it for most folks.

I'll bet most of the cheap ones are just over priced screw drivers.
 
Rflshootr said:
Sears Craftsman work just fine. Rember inch pounds , not foot pounds. Might as well pick up an hex key socket (5/32) while you're at it.
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Sears Craftsman stuff is now made in Communist China. Go with Kobalt, Snap-on, S-K, or whoever, made in the USA. (These may be made by our Communist friends and Most Favored trading buddies too)
 
Snap-On owns a company in Los Angels that makes their
wrenches and private labels for a lot of other people. If you want US made stick with Snap-On
 
AZLarry said:
I'm a little weary of getting a torque wrench because of my experience using them in the military on aircraft. We had to have them calibrated regularly and some would fail to really torque to the number specified. They did not have good repeatability.

In other words, just because it says 30in pounds on the tool does not mean it is at that torque. Paying to have it calibrated is not worth it for most folks.

I'll bet most of the cheap ones are just over priced screw drivers.
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What spring loaded clicker type torque wrenches taught me in the military and the ever few months recalibration. Don't own this type of wrench. The dial type is not changed by forgetting to unload the setting.
 
Lindstrom makes excellent torque drivers and they are made in the USA. Sorry, not cheap.
 
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