UPDATE: Well, I got back from the range today and had the chance to test out the monopod... it was just ok and to be honest with you guys I wasn't totally impressed. I was hoping for dead still zero and it wasn't and was too much movement in comparison to the half ass'd sand bags i've been using as of late. Oh well, you can't say I didn't try. Might look into a wedge style sandbag maybe. If any of you try to make one and have better luck than myself, then let me know. As of now, my monopod was just "OK". Back to the drawing board I guess.
Cost me $8 bucks to make this QD LMT sopmod buttstock monopod.. If anyone makes any money off this they owe me some cash!! Just send me a PM when the money starts flowing in!!! Matter of fact, just send all money to [email protected] ....... LOL.... I like to call it my Elfster QD Monopod !!! No kidding. Took me under 5minutes to make it with a hack saw and a file. Got all parts from a local big box hardware store (see pictures).... I have yet to take it to the range to test it yet, but you can really make fine adjustments up and down by just turning the turnbuckle and it don't see why it will not blow any sandbag out of the water.. I've tested it prone on the floor and on my table as shooting from a bench and it feels really good & solid and I think it's going to be a winner. It might be a little cheesy, but it meets my purposes I was looking for and is not permanent and can be removed in seconds. Can take on and off in seconds with the turn of an allen screw. If it works good, then I'll paint it black maybe and will only use it @ the range target shooting. Can make a huge adjustment from 5" to 10" and can really crank it up even more by extending the front harris bipod legs even more. Don't see why it wouldn't work in any buttstock with a 3/8" QD sling swivel hole. So far, it works wonderful in the LMT sopmod buttstock QD hole. Enough talk. Here are you pics. I'll let you all know how it works once I get to the range to test out the elfster QD monopod this weekend:
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">The parts needed. 3/8" turnbuckle, 3/8" u-style bolt (that you cut part of it off, see pictures), 3/8" allen lock bushing, some type of cheap turn knob for the base that has 1/2" long bolt sticking out of the knob base (BOLT STICKING OUT OF KNOB IS ABOUT 1/4" X ABOUT 1/2"LONG), plastic drywall anchor to fit inside turnbuckle so you can screw on knob base (trim plastic anchor down to about 1/2" to 5/8" roughly), nylon type heavy duty rubber band (JUST A TAD BIT LARGER THAN THE BUTTSTOCK TUBE), hacksaw, file, and spray paint..... hopefully you already have the hacksaw, file, and spray paint or this might not be worth your time and $$.</span></span>
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">EDIT: Added a base to the mono pod by cutting a plastic drywall anchor sleeve down to about 1/2" to 5/8" long,,,, then inserted the trimmed plastic sleeve / anchor into end of turnbuckle, smashed trimmed plastic drywall sleeve / anchor into end of turnbuckle with a hammer so the end of plastic anchor is flush with the end of the metal turnbuckle, and then screwed on the "knob" base. The plastic anchor you pick must fit ultra tight (but not too big) with a hole just a tad bit smaller than the bolt sticking out of the knob base!!! Knob base is going absolutely no where and is very very solid.</span></span>
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">EDIT: also, try to make the side of the ubolt that you cut off with a hacksaw has 90degrees perfect as possible !!! what i did was while the u-shapped bolt was still whole and un-cut, i screwed on the turnbuckle on the side I wanted to use (so the bolt threading didnt bend also),,,,, then bent the u-bolt 90degree part just a tad bit so the side I cut off had a nice perfect 90degree angle to it (just bent it a tad bit by applying force between my two hands. Didn't take much pressure. The U-shapped bolt might already have a nice perfect 90degree angle to it so you might not need to do this. Hope this helps.. </span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">EDIT: DO NOT PAINT THREADS! Put small amount of oil on threads like CLP or something.</span></span>
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">EDIT: I just found something rather interesting with this monopod now that it has a base and it can be grabbed like a handle...... you can grab it with your left hand like a handle (with right hand on rifle grip / trigger obviously) and being that it can be pulled forwards and backwards with your left hand you can make ultra fast on the fly drastic adjustments and stop the movement of your left hand (forwards / backwards) for dead center zero really ultra fast (using left hand bottom palm against ground / bench surface while gripping monopod handle as a dead stop once at zero).... The screw on base knob that I just put on is not flat, but is somewhat convex allowing this free motion. Then for really precise slower aiming, you keep monopod at 90degree from bench and turn the turnbuckle up or down for slower precise aiming. I'm looking forward to trying this in the field this coming weekend.. Will keep you updated on the performance. Think I might be on to something here.</span></span>
Cost me $8 bucks to make this QD LMT sopmod buttstock monopod.. If anyone makes any money off this they owe me some cash!! Just send me a PM when the money starts flowing in!!! Matter of fact, just send all money to [email protected] ....... LOL.... I like to call it my Elfster QD Monopod !!! No kidding. Took me under 5minutes to make it with a hack saw and a file. Got all parts from a local big box hardware store (see pictures).... I have yet to take it to the range to test it yet, but you can really make fine adjustments up and down by just turning the turnbuckle and it don't see why it will not blow any sandbag out of the water.. I've tested it prone on the floor and on my table as shooting from a bench and it feels really good & solid and I think it's going to be a winner. It might be a little cheesy, but it meets my purposes I was looking for and is not permanent and can be removed in seconds. Can take on and off in seconds with the turn of an allen screw. If it works good, then I'll paint it black maybe and will only use it @ the range target shooting. Can make a huge adjustment from 5" to 10" and can really crank it up even more by extending the front harris bipod legs even more. Don't see why it wouldn't work in any buttstock with a 3/8" QD sling swivel hole. So far, it works wonderful in the LMT sopmod buttstock QD hole. Enough talk. Here are you pics. I'll let you all know how it works once I get to the range to test out the elfster QD monopod this weekend:
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">The parts needed. 3/8" turnbuckle, 3/8" u-style bolt (that you cut part of it off, see pictures), 3/8" allen lock bushing, some type of cheap turn knob for the base that has 1/2" long bolt sticking out of the knob base (BOLT STICKING OUT OF KNOB IS ABOUT 1/4" X ABOUT 1/2"LONG), plastic drywall anchor to fit inside turnbuckle so you can screw on knob base (trim plastic anchor down to about 1/2" to 5/8" roughly), nylon type heavy duty rubber band (JUST A TAD BIT LARGER THAN THE BUTTSTOCK TUBE), hacksaw, file, and spray paint..... hopefully you already have the hacksaw, file, and spray paint or this might not be worth your time and $$.</span></span>
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">EDIT: Added a base to the mono pod by cutting a plastic drywall anchor sleeve down to about 1/2" to 5/8" long,,,, then inserted the trimmed plastic sleeve / anchor into end of turnbuckle, smashed trimmed plastic drywall sleeve / anchor into end of turnbuckle with a hammer so the end of plastic anchor is flush with the end of the metal turnbuckle, and then screwed on the "knob" base. The plastic anchor you pick must fit ultra tight (but not too big) with a hole just a tad bit smaller than the bolt sticking out of the knob base!!! Knob base is going absolutely no where and is very very solid.</span></span>
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">EDIT: also, try to make the side of the ubolt that you cut off with a hacksaw has 90degrees perfect as possible !!! what i did was while the u-shapped bolt was still whole and un-cut, i screwed on the turnbuckle on the side I wanted to use (so the bolt threading didnt bend also),,,,, then bent the u-bolt 90degree part just a tad bit so the side I cut off had a nice perfect 90degree angle to it (just bent it a tad bit by applying force between my two hands. Didn't take much pressure. The U-shapped bolt might already have a nice perfect 90degree angle to it so you might not need to do this. Hope this helps.. </span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">EDIT: DO NOT PAINT THREADS! Put small amount of oil on threads like CLP or something.</span></span>
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">EDIT: I just found something rather interesting with this monopod now that it has a base and it can be grabbed like a handle...... you can grab it with your left hand like a handle (with right hand on rifle grip / trigger obviously) and being that it can be pulled forwards and backwards with your left hand you can make ultra fast on the fly drastic adjustments and stop the movement of your left hand (forwards / backwards) for dead center zero really ultra fast (using left hand bottom palm against ground / bench surface while gripping monopod handle as a dead stop once at zero).... The screw on base knob that I just put on is not flat, but is somewhat convex allowing this free motion. Then for really precise slower aiming, you keep monopod at 90degree from bench and turn the turnbuckle up or down for slower precise aiming. I'm looking forward to trying this in the field this coming weekend.. Will keep you updated on the performance. Think I might be on to something here.</span></span>
