Thread: Talley 30mm Rings Torque specs Tikka

Hey guys just mounting this VX5HD with these 30mm Talley rings onto a Tikka.

Anyone know what the torque specs are for the base screws? It says check with your manufacturer.

Are the ring screws 17- 20 in/lb? I think that's what Talley is saying if I'm reading their FAQ right.

Cheers

I read somewhere 15-20 for the rings, 20-25 for the bases. Its what i have used without any problems. When tightening the ring screws with a torque wrench, i end up applying less force than i used to when doing them “blind”, which suggests many people over-tighten them. Talley screws are quite easy to strip, doesn’t happen any more with the torque wrench.

Guidelines: 6-48 receiver screws: 15-17 inch-lbs, 8-40 receiver screws 18-20 inch-lbs
from the Talleys website FAQ's
I checked with Gunworks last time and they were happy to advise.
bed them with 2 part epoxy and use blue thread locker on the threads.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Guidelines: 6-48 receiver screws: 15-17 inch-lbs, 8-40 receiver screws 18-20 inch-lbs
from the Talleys website FAQ's
I checked with Gunworks last time and they were happy to advise.
bed them with 2 part epoxy and use blue thread locker on the threads.

Bed the rings with expoxy? They are lapped I thought you just put the scope in them, level it and screw them down to the correct torque alternating screws diagonally in a consistent manner? Do I need to put something on the rings before I do?

Originally Posted by 308mate

Bed the rings with expoxy? They are lapped I thought you just put the scope in them, level it and screw them down to the correct torque alternating screws diagonally in a consistent manner? Do I need to put something on the rings before I do?

between the base and receiver

Originally Posted by dannyb

between the base and receiver

Gotcha cheers.

Originally Posted by 308mate

Bed the rings with expoxy? They are lapped I thought you just put the scope in them, level it and screw them down to the correct torque alternating screws diagonally in a consistent manner? Do I need to put something on the rings before I do?

Effective you are gluing the rings too your rifle, it helps ensure a strong bond but is not something you have to do.
I've used theses Talleys for years without epoxy or loctite.

If you end up using loctite make sure you use Blue or Purple, as these are low strength and readily removable without heat.

they must be hard to get wrong, I use them on all my non optilock rifles and I dont bother with locktight or epoxy
they hold great

Use araldite clear. If you need to remove them at any stage a wee bit of heat gun on low or boiling water is enough to break the bond and it cleans off easily.

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Pretty sure my exact same setup has the bases torqued to 25pound with loctitie on the screws and the rings at 20pound

Not wishing to start a war here but using epoxy adhesives and the likes between scope rings and bases is at least questionable and in defiance of the engineering design of both the rifle and the mounts, whilst it may add some additional strength it is difficult to reliably ascertain due to unknown bond integrity and likely unknown shear strength of the bonding material itself. This practice arose in times when scopes were something that you might fit to your rifle, many mounting systems were poorly engineered and supplied with fasteners that were not up to scratch, it was a MacGyver type approach to remedy a problem that is quite uncommon today with modern firearms and mounts and if encountered is best resolved by placing the offending items in the trash, go and buy something decent. Currently I have a 7mm WSM and two .243 rifles fitted with VX6 scopes mounted in Talley rings, the fasteners have blue loctite applied to their threads and are torqued to spec, they get fired a lot and don't move. A positive consideration with hunting rifles today is that the fitting of suppressors reduces recoil and it's subsequent effect on the load applied to scopes and their mounting systems during firing.