With talleys, I stop tightening when the torx wrench they ship with starts to twist. It's a free torque wrench.

LOL........just wait till the bedding cures to start stripping threads.

I'm a great fan of putting the what is to fasteners and firmly believe in the approach and would not drive a rifle that wasn't dressed in that accord.

Bridge height woe is an issue far seperate from torque values and it are those woes,that got you.

I've no qualm shimming things square either,or bedding................

I recall that for some reason the reticle assembly is located a bit differently than in the other Leupold scopes.
I installed a 6x42 on a solid steel base with Warne rings on a muzzle loader. Did my usual tighten damn tight and upon completion had a broke reticle.
Sent the scope out, got a lapping bar, lapped the rings pretty dang good, remounted the scope, broke the reticle in 15 shots.
Sent scope out again, really lapped the crap out of the rings, gingerly tightened the rings this time and all was well.
Bought another 6x42 and put it on my M70 300 WSM in S&K rings. This rifle I did check for bridge height/screw hole alignment as there was some fuss going on over the internet pertaining to such. All was copacetic. Put maybe 100 rounds through that rifle and all was well. Took it out of the safe after a bunch of months, glanced through the scope and another broken reticle. Switched to Burris signature rings and so far so good.
I consider the 6x42 much more susceptible to a broken reticle from same stress than any other Leupold scopes. I have a few and love them but they are the only scope I do worry about fastener tightness and having very very well fit rings.
I can also say from experience that a broken reticle will still hold it's POI and adjusts just fine so it isn't a game over scenario.FWIW.

Knew I had read that too somewhere...
Linky...


And here...

Thanks Clark, that explains a lot.

Can't read the link,but the reticle cell is in the ass,near the ocular lock ring.

Their generous eye-relief often grants that locale being interfaced with a mounting ring and misalgnment due to bridge woes,can/will toast the cell.

BT/DT...............

From the links above...



and

I remember talking to John about that veddy thing,after I squished one on my 721 based 375H&H AI................

Yep. I recall JB talking about that.

The "hard to create 20in/lbs for the avg. guy" thing cracks me up. I could twist that fucker till it collapsed with 3 fingers, as I'm sure a few here could also.......