Kimber torque

[Weldor]

Kimber mountain ascent 84L action. Has anyone got a good answer from Kimber ? 45 and 35 or 65 for both? Inch pounds of course.

 

[Couescrazy33]

45 front 35 rear

 

[Jbehredt]

Yep, what he said ^

 

[Jason Snyder]

I actually believe the current answer is 65 for both. I’ve been using that for over a year with no issues.

 

[Weldor]

Found this dated march 2024. Have a email in waiting for response. They are closed for the Holidays.

 

[kodiak725]

I was told 12 days ago by Kimber 65in lbs front then back.

 

[Weldor]

Wood or composite?

 

[kodiak725]

Wood or composite?

Composite

 

[Weldor]

Thanks much appreciated

 

[Couescrazy33]

Ill continue to use the old 45 front 35 rear. Seems to be the sweet spot. 65 seems like a lot for them.

 

[Thegman]

Have you bedded the action, and lug? After doing that, mine doesn't seem to care; no POI shift taking the barreled action of the stock and reinstalling, pretty much regardless of exact torque. Before there was stock flexing on tightening and it probably mattered more.

If you don't bed the trigger guard, it might be a good idea to leave the front TG screw a little loose. My TG will add flex when tightening if the front screw is snug (doesn't fit squarely in the TG pocket and I've never bothered bedding the TG).

 

[Weldor]

No bedding yet.

 

[Couescrazy33]

None of mime are bedded.

 

[ianpadron]

Wild that different answers come straight from Kimber these days. I've always used 45 on the front, 35 on the rear. That's what I was told by CS. I cranked one up to 65 one time after reading a post on here and the sound the stock was making was no bueno, so I went back to the old standard. (synthetic stock)

3 of my 5 Kimber rifles will shoot 5 under 1" with no rest between shots, the other 2 hover right around 1.5"...which makes me reconsider tightening things down again for science...but I don't want to bust a stock and have to deal with Kimber CS roulette.

 

[Weldor]

Email back from them yesterday 65 inch lbs for both. Synthetic stock