I'm no expert but since nobody aswered I'll pass on what I have been told. Tighten from front to back, and torque screws to 65 inch-pounds. I am sure that like everything else, there are many different theories, but I have seen this one the most and it works reasonably for me, but I still check my sights whenever I disassemble/reassamble.

 

If you go onto www.remington.com and look up the downloadable manuals, they should tell you how to tighten the screws and to how many torque-pounds :mrgreen:

 

Snug both before tightening either. Don't think it really makes all that much difference which gets the final snugging first but I do tighten the front fully then the rear but only after both have been snugged down good.

 

The owner's manual for Remington models 700, Seven & 710 only specifies torque measurements for the action screws on the model 710 (page 13), which reads as follows:

"3. Replace and tighten the trigger guard (stock) screws. For the model 710 the user must adhere to the following torque specifications: Front screw - 55 to 60 inch pounds, Middle screw - 40 to 45 inch pounds and Rear screw - 15 to 20 inch pounds of torque.

Get the download here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader program):

http://www.remington.com/library/downloads/owners_manuals.asp