80 FOOT POUNDS???? Well I guess if you torque it untill it breaks then back it off a quarter turn you should be good to go!
BTW ALL the accuracy guys I have ever talked to from Accuracy Speaks to Clint McCee, to Krieger they just hand tighten and then advance to the NEAREST hole to align gas tube.....80 FT/LBS???? GEEEEZUUUSSSSSS!! Good way to spring an upper if you ask me! And NO I don't give a hoot what the TM manual says! KurtM
KurtM, calm down. You always seem to get worked up whenever something doesn't sound right to you. The TM says to torque to a minimum of 30ft/lbs and then continue to the next slot, but at no time to exceed 80ft/lbs. In other words, take it to 30 and loosen; take it again to 30 and loosen; take it a third time to 30 and continue until proper slot alignment is achieved, but do not exceed 80. 30ft/lbs is not much more than hand tight (like you said), but you have to give a maximum value or the armorers would keep tightening until something snapped if they did not get proper slot alignment. Maybe you do not care what the TM says, but I have worked for the Army Ordnance Corps for over 25 years and we do care what the TM says.