Hi lads,
Got my Atlas + Rail + Mounting kit from Kasey this afternoon in the mail so the rush was on to get it mounted before tomorrows field shoot.
First up was to pull the cannon down to make work easier and give it a good clean in the process.
Took off the front sling swivel and replaced it with an allen key bolt from the mount kit. Tape the rail in place to mark a pilot hole.
Drill with 1/4" from the outside in towards the barrel channel. Remove the rail and flip over, change drill bits (I used a 3/4" counterbore bit) make sure it's level with the barrel channel so you dont go in on an angle.
Once at the correct depth I dug in the screw backing plate so the teeth were settled correctly in the fibreglass stock. Mixed the epoxy inside the hole with a cotton bud filling the hole so nothing would drip out the bottom face. Being clear, very easy to get the backing plate feet into their previously made holes.
Mount the rail, tighten down (not stupidly tight) and let sit for 5-15 mins, clean up the work bench or whatever.
Put the rifle back together, mount the bipod and you're done
piece of piss.
I highly reccomend the use of a drill press, it'd be a shitful messy job if you didn't use one I'm thinking.
Thanks Kasey, good product mate. Will likely be going shooting tomorrow so will give it a bit of a work out.
J
Got my Atlas + Rail + Mounting kit from Kasey this afternoon in the mail so the rush was on to get it mounted before tomorrows field shoot.
First up was to pull the cannon down to make work easier and give it a good clean in the process.
Took off the front sling swivel and replaced it with an allen key bolt from the mount kit. Tape the rail in place to mark a pilot hole.
Drill with 1/4" from the outside in towards the barrel channel. Remove the rail and flip over, change drill bits (I used a 3/4" counterbore bit) make sure it's level with the barrel channel so you dont go in on an angle.
Once at the correct depth I dug in the screw backing plate so the teeth were settled correctly in the fibreglass stock. Mixed the epoxy inside the hole with a cotton bud filling the hole so nothing would drip out the bottom face. Being clear, very easy to get the backing plate feet into their previously made holes.
Mount the rail, tighten down (not stupidly tight) and let sit for 5-15 mins, clean up the work bench or whatever.
Put the rifle back together, mount the bipod and you're done
I highly reccomend the use of a drill press, it'd be a shitful messy job if you didn't use one I'm thinking.
Thanks Kasey, good product mate. Will likely be going shooting tomorrow so will give it a bit of a work out.
J
