Others Scope tightening torque,how to guess?

[Grunt64]

I’ve been an “economical” break barreller for about 40 yrs now. My scopes have always been less than $100 to stay within my comfort zone. It’s just what I do

Nothing wrong with that but for 80 bucks you don't have to leave torquing mounts by chance.

 

[bchannell]

I'd have to agree, if you know how to use tools, it's likely you don't need a torque wrench for rings. PCP rifles just don't need anything anywhere near tight. Springer can be a problem if they're magnums, but I still only tighten them a bit more and they stay put. If you have to tighten any ring so tight that it marks the scope, you're going too far for sure.

I have a neighbor who damages every scope, mount, ring he puts on. Every one of his scopes has crimp marks. He glues rings to the scope with loctite or super blue, or epoxy, also bases to rifles, he just makes a total mess. I wish I'd kept some pics of them. I've tried to talk to him but it's no good. He needs a torque wrench!