I have an early model Steyr ProHunter SBS with the dreaded ezi break grey synthetic stock that has done the seemingly inevitable and cracked behind the safety wheel.

Whilst I have obtained a replacement reinforced black factory stock I've yet to swap them over thanks to remembering reading something about the bolts having to be tightened to a specific tension, and not being able to find this information again.

Does anyone know what the recommended tension is, or can point me to any info?

I can call Steyr-Mannlicher/Merkel America on Tuesday for you they are back east.

They have a captive German buchsenmacher that works there. I'll ask his advice.

Mialls or whoever is the current Steyr importer in Oz should be able to tell you on Monday.

Monday is a bank holiday in America. So by the time you get this it will be early Wednesday morning Aussie time.

I am also going to send an email to a friend of mine that is a salesman for Steyr in Austria.

Give it a few days and I'll have your answer.

Remington 700 is 65 inch pounds if that helps.

Thanks Guys

The Australian distributor is now Winchester Australia, hence starting a thread on here

The Steyr sales rep in Austria sent me an email. He is going to ask his gunsmiths, but he is out of the country on a sales trip.

https://www.steyr-mannlicher.c...o-Varmint_eng_de.pdf

Tighten to 7 newton meters or 61 inch pounds.

Thanks for that