Torque screwdriver recommendations

[1Shot]

I went to Harbor Freight tools and got a 1/4" inch pound torque wrench for $19.99 and also got 20% off that with a coupon. It goes from 20 - 200 inch pounds. I also got a 3/4" foot pound torque wrench for the same price to do barrel nuts and stocks. They also had a whole big box set of hex, torque etc. bits with an adaptor to fit the 1/4" wrench for $9.00 .

[The Profit Joseph Sith]

65" lbs sounds really high to me. Maybe 50 max. But idk what size they are either. I read in a review NF reccomends 15 but i assume you know what your talking about. 25 is somewhat typical.
I like my precision instruments torque wrench. It's only 10-50 in lbs but i have a 20-100 ft lb digital snap on. Those cover most bases for me. When i worked at boeing typically these dial type torque instruments were some the most accurate (can't beat the $20k strain guage type with laptop and cables but pretty good) i think they used sturtevent and another i cant remember. I think the wrench's are more universal than the screwdrivers as well.
basically these:

https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/general-gunsmith-tools/wrenches/general-wrenches/1-to-75-inch-pound-variable-torque-wrench-prod18221.aspx

btw any mechanical torque wrench (clicker type) you should "exercise" before actually torquing your fasteners
We also used these screwdriver type for smaller screws:

https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/general-gunsmith-tools/wrenches/general-wrenches/torque-limiting-screwdriver-prod18668.aspx

These were ALOT better, finer adjustments and alot better quality all around than above although as the reviewer points out they use those for cranial screw torquing.

http://m.mountztorque.com/site/mountztorque1/default?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mountztorque.com%2Fproducts%2Ftorque-screwdrivers%2Femt#2723

That "m" after http:// might need to be taken out for desktop computer users.

[NugginFutz]

If you're buying a clicker torque wrench, be aware that most are only certified accurate at 20-100% of full scale. This means that with a 20 - 200 lb/in wrench, your accuracy band is between 40 and 200 lb/in. This essentially rules it out for any scope ring work. A cheap torque wrench from HF is nearly as good as my traditional "white knuckle" version.

[Bigs28]

Nightforce mount is 68 inch lbs on the crossbolt screws. 25 inch lbs on the cap screws

[Redomen]

My fat wrench works well for me

[NugginFutz]

65" lbs sounds really high to me. Maybe 50 max. But idk what size they are either. I read in a review NF reccomends 15 but i assume you know what your talking about. 25 is somewhat typical.
I like my precision instruments torque wrench. It's only 10-50 in lbs but i have a 20-100 ft lb digital snap on. Those cover most bases for me. When i worked at boeing typically these dial type torque instruments were some the most accurate (can't beat the $20k strain guage type with laptop and cables but pretty good) i think they used sturtevent and another i cant remember. I think the wrench's are more universal than the screwdrivers as well.

The 63 lb/in is for base screws (mount), not the rings.

I, too, worked at Boeing. Our take on most instrumentation was that their cost was directly proportional to their precision, which possessed a decaying accuracy curve based on the length of the warranty. The question of necessary precision was always weighed against the relative cost. I would consider 5% accuracy for a torque wrench more than adequate for any Scope Mounting or Armorer's work.

[LRRPF52]

I've been using the Wheeler FAT Wrench for years as well, simple mechanical model.

I Zero it out when finished with whatever I'm torquing.

[brian y]

Wheeler FAT Wrench for me, I have the digital model and have had no problems with it. I do set it back to zero after use and i have tested it against a larger one i own and it is still reads spot on.

[Hansel&Grendel]

The Capri Tools (CP21075) Certified Torque Limiting Screwdriver Set 10 to 50 inch-pounds (1 inch-pound increments) has been very effective. It has a great reputation. It comes with two rows of screw heads for just about any task, including scope mounting.

Hans