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    Torque Wrenches for Airguns?

    Just fitting a scope rail to my .22 Brno match pistol. It’s got that ‘Precision Instrument’ vibe to it as well as difficult to get parts for rep so I’m afraid of hurting it.

    Does anyone use one of those tiny torque wrenches to do up screws and bolts on their guns? I mean I will be ok with judging it and it’s years since I stripped a thread, but you know … it’s like boingxiety.

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    I have a torque screwdriver from Amazon that takes Alan key heads
    I was surprised to discover how little torque you are supposed to use
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    Yep. I bought an Effetto Mariposa Giustaforza II 2-16 Pro Deluxe - expensive but excellent and precise and made in Italy. Comes with a proper calibration certificate - not a crappy Chinglish thing. Range is 2 to 16 Nm. Comes with various hex bits. Only issue is as it’s in metric (Nm) a conversion table off the internet to Inch-Pounds can be useful. Then just follow the manufacturer recommendation re torque on mounts etc and you won’t risk stripping threads.

    Bear in mind you need to check the range any wrench operates at, as the standard Halfords-type torque wrench, though excellent, tend to start at higher torques than most airgun bits require.

    Cheap ones can have settings that quickly start to wander.
    I’m sure there will be cheaper decent ones out there than the Effetto, so take your time and look around.
    Last edited by ashf9999; 05-12-2024 at 02:29 PM.

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    I’ve got one made by Anschutz. It’s more of a miniature torque wrench than a torque screwdriver. Always use it for scope rings.

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    The only trouble with using torque tools is you need to know what to torque too.
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    I bought a torque wrench for tightening scope rings.
    It tightened them more than I like too.

    Small end of Allen key for top rings.
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