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[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Open question, how many foot pounds on the 3/4" nuts til I couldn't spin the barrel onto the shoulder by hand?

6 7


It’s unitless it’s meaningless but for some reason the kids love it.

Did I win?!

 

[Billy Goat]

6 7


It’s unitless it’s meaningless but for some reason the kids love it.

Did I win?!

I'll add material.

Can't remember what action wrench this is, I have several.

But with this style, how many hoof pounds till it binds up?

 

[gbflyer]

Mine is a Remington 700 wrench. The round fits the bottom of the tikka perfectly and I flip other half of the wrench over to fit the flat on the top of the Tikka. I have cranked on it pretty good testing what you are getting at with little change in effort to thread the barrel on. Never measured the torque though. I’ve slipped my barrel vise but never the action wrench.

 

[gbflyer]

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I'll add material.

Can't remember what action wrench this is, I have several.

But with this style, how many hoof pounds till it binds up?

That’s going to put a good squeeze on it.


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[Billy Goat]

That’s going to put a good squeeze on it.


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As far as I know,(quantified by I'm an idiot who makes memes) that is the standard procedure to remove a Tikka action.

 

[Billy Goat]

20 foot pounds was enough to bind the action on the barrel tenon.

I was surprised it took that little. So use caution with how much you tighten an external action wrench.

 

[ElPollo]

A bolt from the scope mount contacted the threads, flattened it, then made it a mess to spin the barrel off.

I’m going to assume this was the issue with both the initial accuracy and jacking up the threads when pulling the barrel. I’d also assume it wasn’t a factory drill and tap. Am I wrong? I’m glad you were able to get the threads cleaned up on the action.

 

[Billy Goat]

I’m going to assume this was the issue with both the initial accuracy and jacking up the threads when pulling the barrel. I’d also assume it wasn’t a factory drill and tap. Am I wrong? I’m glad you were able to get the threads cleaned up on the action.

That was on a different rifle, where I had experienced something similar before.

The front action hole, and the most forward threaded scope mounting holes on the tikka sit right behind the barrel tenon.

Until yesterday evening I hadn't checked the relation of holes to barrel tenon on the tikka.