Thread: Torquing stock screws

Yes you will squash a wood or synthetic stock, give or take depending on the bedding. A synthetic tikka stock I do at 35 inch pounds a alloy bedding block they say can do 60 inch pounds, I do about 55.
As long as you have a bit of a feel for these things you will be OK, just don't go too heavy, use a bit of blue lock tight and if there not too tight they still hopefully won't come loose.
I like Vietnam cams saying.... Go until it strips and then back it off a quarter turn! (Don't do that)