So I've got a bolty pistol rig and currently have a Hera folding adapter and I got to thinking, does or has anyone made a folding adapter that folds successfully to the right without any interference from the bolt lift? Has anyone modified one to do just so? I know Deadfoot makes an AR adapter that may work, but at 300 bones, would it work?
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Are you looking for a folder for a bolt gun or AR? I've run the MDT carbine to carbine folding adapter "upside down" to fold to the right on a gas gun with a side charger. Whether or not the stock interferes with "bolt lift" (which I assume you mean as being able to have the stock folded and the bolt handle not be in the way?) on a bolt gun will have more to do with which stock you use (assuming and AR-type stock).
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Cool blaster! Yeah I don't think there is anything purpose built that you'll be able to know will fit without trying it yourself. You could try an MDT carbine to fixed adapter and then use their XTN interface folder which folds to the right and generally doesn't touch the bolt handle (at least not on any of my R700s and custom clones).
I’ll ask. Why would it matter what side the stock folds to?
I installed my XLR folder upside down so it folds to the right.
Sorry I don't have picture with it folded.
Sorry I don't have picture with it folded.
I think there is a chart on MDTs website about folding to the right on the ESS chassis systems, but it heavily depends on the action/bolt knob/stock choice.
Edit: found it
Edit: found it
Think soft case or sling bag. If everything laid to the right (or left if you're strange-handed), your bolt action would lay flat, no awkward stock on one side, or the bolt lift digging into your back in a sling bag. Sure, you could remove the bolt, but it would defeat the purpose of having a ready-rifle.
I have an sb tactical folder on my mdt chassis and it can Be reversed either way, left or right.
www.sb-tactical.com
BTFA Buffer Tube Folding Adapter | SB Tactical
SB Tactical BTFA Buffer Tube Folding Adapter. We design, develop and manufacture accessories for firearms including the original pistol stabilization brace.
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well... nearly all of them will fold to the right, you just install them the other way around. XLR's and MDT's are the best. I tested all of them a while back and those were the standout winners. I like the XLR best myself.
Interference with bolt lift is not so much a function of the folding adapter as it is the AR-15 buffer tube mounting system and if you're trying to have the bolt and the folded stock on the same side. I keep the bolt and stock on opposite sides when folded. Things built on AR-15 buffer tube mounted butt stocks will necessarily not escape the bolt/stock interference issue when trying to have them on the same side.
One thing of note on the XLR folding stock adaptor.
When installing it upside down so it folds to the right that puts the set screw on the top of the folder which will come down on the threads of the buffer tube. I had a gun smith drill and tap what is now the bottom of the folding adaptor so that the set screw is where it belongs so that it lands on the bottom of the buffer tube where there are no threads.
When installing it upside down so it folds to the right that puts the set screw on the top of the folder which will come down on the threads of the buffer tube. I had a gun smith drill and tap what is now the bottom of the folding adaptor so that the set screw is where it belongs so that it lands on the bottom of the buffer tube where there are no threads.
I used the MDT carbine adapter upside down as well.
Just keeping the thread alive.
For legality, it has to be folded to the right and sit high enough to block the bolt from closing, or it would be considered too short for a weapon that can be fired in that configuration, according to law.
It's a bit frustrating left-handed shooters and hunters within EU law have so few legal configurations, when all we need is a left-handed configuration
Just keeping the thread alive.
For legality, it has to be folded to the right and sit high enough to block the bolt from closing, or it would be considered too short for a weapon that can be fired in that configuration, according to law.
It's a bit frustrating left-handed shooters and hunters within EU law have so few legal configurations, when all we need is a left-handed configuration
I had to glue my carbine/carbine folding stock adapter into the socket on my MDT chassis, it came loose and wiggly.
You can't fasten it with a castle nut, and the set screw is a wee bit small for its job of securing a 2 pound object to a 6 pound object that is going to be twisted, bumped and knocked in the woods.
You can't fasten it with a castle nut, and the set screw is a wee bit small for its job of securing a 2 pound object to a 6 pound object that is going to be twisted, bumped and knocked in the woods.
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