Hey guys I’m new to the site. I overtorqued my base screws on my tikka not paying attention. Instead of the recommended 17 inch pounds I had it set to 30 inch pounds from previous work. Just wondering if I could of damaged the threads in my receiver, or do the screws have some give as a fail safe? Please help and thanks.
Over torqued base screws
- Thread starter Jack of spades
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youre fine.
if it makes you feel better, buy a new set of screws.
in a properly designed system, the screw will be designed to fail before the tapped hole.....so you havent damaged anything important.
that being said, i would be surprised if a screw with a recommended torque of 17 failed at 30
if it makes you feel better, buy a new set of screws.
in a properly designed system, the screw will be designed to fail before the tapped hole.....so you havent damaged anything important.
that being said, i would be surprised if a screw with a recommended torque of 17 failed at 30
Thanks for the time and response I’ll call the manufacturer and get them to send me more. I appreciate it!!
Do you think it’s worth drilling and tapping for a larger screws, I’m running a heavier scope razor HD gen 2 shooting a 6.5 creedmoor.
if your scope and rail were properly installed, theres not much benefit, as the lug on the rail should be taking all of the force from recoil....and 6.5 is hardly a thumper.
if theres a chance your rifle will live a hard life, and might take some good whacks and still need to function.....then it might not be a bad idea...not something ide attempt in a garage....especially since most smiths will only charge around $100
#6 screws shearing does happen.....but ive never seen it personally......i wouldnt put it high on my list of must haves.....but if you are having other work done ide have them do it at the same time.
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