I recall someone posting recommended torque specs for the 700 action screws with the HS stocks. There should be a factory spec since its a factory item.

Would someone repost this info.

Regards,
Mike

H-S Precision recommends 65 inch-lbs. on the Remington 700 stocks.

I don't know what Remington recommends (I'd trust H-S Precision).

However, make SURE you don't have the Bell & Carlson stock instead; Remington uses them as their OEM supplier now (low-bidder).

George

George,

That's for both screws, HS recommends 65 inch-lbs?

Yes. That's what I torque both of them to, and all five of my H-S Precision-stocked rifles shoot great.

My tightening sequence is:

Front screw: 45 in.-lbs.
Rear screw: 45 in.-lbs.

Front screw: 55 in.-lbs.
Rear screw: 55 in.-lbs.

Front screw: 65 in.-lbs.
Rear screw: 65 in.-lbs.

George

Yeah, Rem. says 65 in/lb too . . .

I sneak up on the torque, use a Husky wrench with a "break head" and ease up to the break one and then the other . . . That's standard torque spec method. Make sure the screws have a little lubrication on them. Spec is useless if you're driving a dry screw and it's grabbing/binding.

What is the effect on accuracy if the screws aren't tightened correctly?

While 65 in/lbs is the "factory specified" torque, you may want to experiment a bit. One of my M700 VS stocks shoots better at 45 in/lbs.

I torque my Sendero's PSS stock to 65 inch pounds like HS Precision recommends. A friend and i both have 300 Win Mag Sendero's in HS Precision stocks and we both have noticed that it takes a few shots before the rifle REALLY groups after we torque it back into the stock.