Torque wrench reccomendations

[Varmint Hunter]

I've been using the Fat Wrench for a while now. It's much more accurate than my previous method of using one grunt or two grunts.

 

[highfinblue]

You're on the right path. My shooting completely changed when I started torquing all the screws and bolts to factory specs. I just have the Wheeler, and a cheap Tekton or something like that, it goes up to like 120 inch pounds. I'm certain there are better tools out there, but no more than I use them, they fit my need.

 

[hpmag308]

Have a Wiha adjustment up to 50in. Been great for years. I bought a kit somewhere and it had all sorts of different bits. Forget where I bought it. Hell to get old

 

[Citified]

I also use a wheeler Fat wrench but am very care to return the setting to zero after use. Stays in calibration that way. As a double check from time to time I use a beam type inch-lb wrench to check it.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

 

[171farm]

@Taylorbok @TexSavage @KTP do you all have the ratcheting or non-ratcheting tway? If ratcheting, do you have the regular or locking hex drive?

 

[willtim]

Be sure to store it "unloaded".

 

[KTP]

I have the "RIFLE AND OPTICS TOOLKIT WITH ALL-IN-ONE TORQUE DRIVER"
It would be considered non ratcheting. I also picked up a 15# and 25# torque limiter

 

[ntsqd]

Be sure to store it "unloaded".

While I get the ease of use of clickers and own a couple myself, I prefer beam type wrenches because they are always "unloaded" and it is easy to tell when they've had a zero shift. It is also easy to correct any zero shift back to actual zero.

 

[J-L]

Tekton is for stuff over 20 in pd

My vortex one for under 20 in pd , i like the vortex with the lifetime warranty. They Already replaced one.

 

[dfanonymous]

While I get the ease of use of clickers and own a couple myself, I prefer beam type wrenches because they are always "unloaded" and it is easy to tell when they've had a zero shift. It is also easy to correct any zero shift back to actual zero.

I think no one here is talking about the same thing.
I'm not aware of a split beams that goes to inch lbs.

That said, for regular fasteners, I would agree with you. A flex head split beam is diverse. I have CDI non snap on myself.

For this post though, proto, CDI, and a bunch of others make a driver clicker. They basically look like the wheeler but actually are accurate and consistent.

I only mentioned my icon micrometer clicker because it goes down to 40, which is good for action screws.