Originally Posted by JCMCUBIC
Originally Posted by Brad
Interesting. I’ve had at least 25 pairs. Never an issue. But I do lap them, and use a torque wrench.


I've had a bunch of them, only the 2 cracked. I don't lap and only use 2 fingers on the short end of the wrench to tighten alternating screws so there is a chance I over-tightened...but nothing else has ever failed and the same technique is used. That rifle lived (still lives) a hard life as it lives in an ATV boot and is used/carried/driven every day. The DNZ mounts which replaced the LW's are still good.


Sounds like you had a mount failure to me, but I wasn't there putting the scope together. Finger tight with the short end of the torx shouldn't be much over the 18 in lbs spec'd. I will say, I am fairly certain a light lapping helps Talley Lwt's. mfg's opinion aside. All I've ever had get lapped lightly to remove the "Talley Pinch."

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