mounting scope in Larue mount..

[breakingtime91]

Just got my Accupower in the mail. I went to mount it in my scope mount following the video from Larue on you-tube. When I got to tightening the top of the scope rings i ended up having a little bit of a gap in each scope right on top. I am not sure if this is normal becuase I bought the mount used (SPR 1.5) and it did not come with instructions. I didn't want to keep tightening it out of fear of damaging the tube (even though I was just doing it with the supplied allen key).



questions:
1)am I worrying to much and should I just hand tighten like they show on the video?
2)is it possible to damage a scope tube by hang tightening?
3)is the gap between the rings normal or if not normal is just something that happens?

[Luke]

Torque everything

[SamuelBLong]

Slight gapping is ok as long as it's even.

Screws should be torqued down to 30 in-lbs per Larue. Use blue loctite/ vibratite.




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[breakingtime91]

Slight gapping is ok as long as it's even.

Screws should be torqued down to 30 in-lbs per Larue. Use blue loctite/ vibratite.




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link to a recommended torque wrench or whatever?

[SamuelBLong]

I use the Wheeler Engineering FAT Wrench / Driver

Wheeler Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012AXR4S/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_-aVMvb5M48Y53


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[Erik]

Do you recommend the scope leveling tool as well? (It's a frequently purchased with item that pops up on Amazon.)

ETA: or the reticle leveler? Thanks.

[SamuelBLong]

Here is what you need to ensure the reticle is level. A quality scope manufacturer such as trijicon, Swarovski, Leupold, etc will ensure that their reticle is square to the turrets / turret housing before it leaves their QC department.

This thing makes leveling really easy:
http://arisakadefense.com/products/optic-leveler


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[Erik]

Thank you.