TORQUE TOP SCOPE SCREWS NOT TO EXCEED 22 IN LBS. SIDE NUTS NOT TO EXCEED 28 IN LB. THE FIRST IS CRITICAL, SO YOU DONT CRUSH YOUR SCOPE OR HAVE THE SCOPE COME LOOSE WHEN FIRING. (SCOPE IN THE EYE NO FUN!) THE SIDE NUTS NOT SO CRITICAL, BUT MUST BE SNUG WITHOUT STRIPPING.