35/39Ft-Lbs. for the lower receiver extension/buffer tube?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 35/39Ft-Lbs. for the lower receiver extension/buffer tube?

Posted: 12/21/2005 7:04:01 AM EDT

Is 35/39 foot pounds for the rifle buffer tube to tight or just right? It is the MIL-SPEC but it just sounds to tight to me.

Posted: 12/21/2005 2:34:19 PM EDT

[#1]

Just make it tight enough. It isn't really a part that needs a torque wrench to dial in IMO.

Posted: 12/21/2005 4:01:41 PM EDT

[#2]

I just make it tight then recheck after a range trip.Never had one loosen.

Posted: 12/22/2005 9:22:38 AM EDT

[#3]

BTT.

Posted: 12/22/2005 12:20:50 PM EDT

[#4]

Just has to be tight enough to keep the detent down and seat with the rear of the reciever.

Proper, by the book, tourqing is not necissary.

Posted: 12/22/2005 4:21:24 PM EDT

[#5]

I tighten it down then stake it in place.

I've had 2 come loose and don't want it to happen again.

WIZZO

Posted: 12/22/2005 6:04:15 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I tighten it down then stake it in place.

I've had 2 come loose and don't want it to happen again.

WIZZO

That's for carbine collapsible stocks, I'm talking about rifle tube extensions.

Posted: 12/22/2005 9:43:32 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I tighten it down then stake it in place.

I've had 2 come loose and don't want it to happen again.

WIZZO

That's for carbine collapsible stocks, I'm talking about rifle tube extensions.

Whoops, missed the rifle part.

In that case, I snug it up with the cut-out in the handle of the carbine stock wrench, and call it good.

WIZZO

Posted: 12/23/2005 11:30:41 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
...carbine stocks only have to be torqued on at around 40 inch pounds which is a little less than 3 and a half foot pounds.

The torque spec for carbine stocks is 38/42 foot pounds.

Posted: 12/23/2005 1:33:30 PM EDT

[#9]

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Quoted:
...carbine stocks only have to be torqued on at around 40 inch pounds which is a little less than 3 and a half foot pounds.

The torque spec for carbine stocks is 38/42 foot pounds.

Sorry, I got that torque spec from the tacked thread "Headspace, Torque values, and Barrel Break-in" by DoulbleFeed in this forum. I didn't know the info was wrong.

Posted: 12/23/2005 3:19:56 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
...carbine stocks only have to be torqued on at around 40 inch pounds which is a little less than 3 and a half foot pounds.

The torque spec for carbine stocks is 38/42 foot pounds.

Sorry, I got that torque spec from the tacked thread "Headspace, Torque values, and Barrel Break-in" by DoulbleFeed in this forum. I didn't know the info was wrong.

I haven't seen the thread in question. Your thread just got me curious, so I went and looked it up in my manual from the armorer's class I attended. It definitely says foot pounds.

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