I wound up buying a torque wrench after I went down the rabbit hole on reaming and lapping scope rings. Might as well torque the screws too since they're so small. I was having all kinds of problems with scope screws coming loose even after being tightened to the point where they started leaving marks on the scope. Not wanting to strip them was the motivator there, and believe me, I could strip them out in my sleep! I used to torque the flywheel bolts on a Top Fuel car to 270ft/lbs with one hand laugh

I torque them all now since there's no reason no too.

"Give a lazy man the toughest job, and he will find the easiest way to do it"