SPECTER Night Vision Mount

[BlackOps Tech]

The Embedded Front Rail (EFR) that we've all come to rely on is a great piece of gear. We've used a lot of them here and will continue to do so.

I've been asked a lot if I could put an EFR into a Manners MCS-T or a McMillan A1, but as most already know, there's not enough meat in the forend to house the EFR. So I designed the SPECTER Night Vision Mount. This mount was primarily designed for our SPECTER-BABR Rifle Package and the MCS-T stock, but it easily adapts to the slightly thicker McMillan A1.

I posted a SLS prototype of this mount here about a year ago and after a slight design change, the mount is now in full production. Installation is pretty straight forward, but can't be accomplished without a Mill and the proper tooling. There are two back-plates fit to the inside of the stock and each back-plate has two 10-32 holes (with Helicoils) to mount the side rails. Once the side rails are properly located, the top rail is mounted between them. The mount is rock solid.

The SPECTER NV Mount is made from 6061-T6 and meets MilStd 1913.

The first 50 will be completed in roughly two weeks.

 

[Triad]

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I am pleased to announce that Triad Tactical is going to handle retail sales of this product for BlackOps. The product is listed on the site, but product will not arriving for a few weeks.

Here is the link to the product:
http://www.triadtactical.com/specter-Night-Vision-Mount.html

If you are interested in this, please fill out the back in stock email notice that is offered in the product description. That way you will be notified as soon as they arrive.

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Triad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Can you show the inletting in the stock?
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Absolutely. I'll take a few pics over the weekend.

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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Here ya go Steve.

As you can see, the Mill work is very basic. We'll be filling in most of this stock, so the inserts will become part of the stock and never be seen. The side rails will be bedded to the stock. The plunge through the shell will be filled as part of the bedding to re-acquire the integrity in the recoil slots.

Thanks Steve and let me know if you have any questions.

 

[CoryT]

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Ok Mike, I'm going to need one of these. If you've got one ready to go, let me know and I'll get you a CC #.

 

[Robe]

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Can I send a stock to you to have it installed?

 

[Wild_Bill]

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PM sent

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CoryT</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok Mike, I'm going to need one of these. If you've got one ready to go, let me know and I'll get you a CC #. </div></div>

Not a problem Cory. I'm waiting for a few materials to arrive, but the first 50 will be finished by the middle of the month. Let's plan to be in touch around that time and I'll get one out to you.

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Robe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Can I send a stock to you to have it installed? </div></div>

Absolutely. Give me a call at the shop (406-892-1850) and we can work out the details.

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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UPDATE:

I've been asked by numerous people if this NV Mount will work on the ATLAS Spigot Mount for the Accuracy Intnl Chassis. The short answer is: NO.

So my plan is to design a NV Mount that will mount to the ATLAS Spigot Mount. This will allow AI users to run Night Vision along with the ATLAS Bipod.

If anyone has any questions, just let me know.

 

[Triad]

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BTT

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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I'm pleased to announce that Steve at Triad Tactical will be our exclusive distributor for the SPECTER NV Mount.

I'll be shipping the first 20 kits to Steve as soon as I finish publishing the installation instructions....This should be within the next two weeks.

If you'd like to take advantage of one of the first 20, contact Steve.

Thanks.

 

[chawk]

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Good deal Mike. I've dealt with Steve on numerous transactions and have always been very happy with the service. He runs a good business.

 

[Triad]

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Here is the link to the product:
http://www.triadtactical.com/specter-Night-Vision-Mount.html

If you are interested in this, please fill out the back in stock email notice that is offered in the product description. That way you will be notified as soon as they arrive.

Mike how about some photos of mounted systems,with all the eye-candy?

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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Will do Steve. I'm working on the installation instructions and they'll be shipped out to you afterwards.

 

[sr15match]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackOps Tech</div><div class="ubbcode-body">UPDATE:

I've been asked by numerous people if this NV Mount will work on the ATLAS Spigot Mount for the Accuracy Intnl Chassis. The short answer is: NO.

So my plan is to design a NV Mount that will mount to the ATLAS Spigot Mount. This will allow AI users to run Night Vision along with the ATLAS Bipod.

If anyone has any questions, just let me know. </div></div>

This is a great idea. Even if the mount you're to design will work with the accessory block that AI has been installing on the AICS lately would be a bonus. The factory AI NV mount is quite expensive for what it is and I can only hope you or someone can produce a simple / simular mount to use with the AI block for less than what I paid for mine from them.......... Maybe with the option of a side mounted rail (on the mount) instead of having to mount a rail to the side of the chassis as AI has for an option now.

As a side note. The price as shown on Triad for your new mount is very very attractive!

Here is the current AI offering.

Maybe like this but different / improved without stepping on the good folks toes at AI & AINA.

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sr15match</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackOps Tech</div><div class="ubbcode-body">UPDATE:

I've been asked by numerous people if this NV Mount will work on the ATLAS Spigot Mount for the Accuracy Intnl Chassis. The short answer is: NO.

So my plan is to design a NV Mount that will mount to the ATLAS Spigot Mount. This will allow AI users to run Night Vision along with the ATLAS Bipod.

If anyone has any questions, just let me know. </div></div>

This is a great idea. Even if the mount you're to design will work with the accessory block that AI has been installing on the AICS lately would be a bonus. The factory AI NV mount is quite expensive for what it is and I can only hope you or someone can produce a simple / simular mount to use with the AI block for less than what I paid for mine from them.......... Maybe with the option of a side mounted rail (on the mount) instead of having to mount a rail to the side of the chassis as AI has for an option now.

As a side note. The price as shown on Triad for your new mount is very very attractive!

Here is the current AI offering.

Maybe like this but different / improved without stepping on the good folks toes at AI & AINA.

</div></div>

Todd,
After spending a little time on this, I found that it wasn't practical to "modify" the current SPECTER design to fit the ATLAS Spigot Mount. What I was able to do is design an adapter kit that allows the current SPECTER mount to mount to the Spigot mount.

I doubt seriously that I'd get lucky enough to have the same adapter kit work with the AI block, but I don't think it would be difficult to make a kit that allows the SPECTER mount to work on the AI block.

 

[sr15match]

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Fair deal Mike. To bad AI doesn't keep a product around / available to go along with the block they are installing that once was an option. Why-o-why install an item that most can't use?

Side note, can the Specter NV mount be slipped into an McM A5 or is the fore-arm to wide?

 

[BlackOps Tech]

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The installation instructions for the SPECTER NV Mount is now available as a download from our website. Click on "Company" and select "Downloads," then choose from the list, or click this link:

SPECTER NV Installation Instructions

EDIT: I just noticed, some of the format changed when I pdf'd the document and some of the info on the first page was tossed. I'll fix this today....

 

[Triad]

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They were here when we got back from SHOT Show.

Here is the link to the product:
http://www.triadtactical.com/specter-Night-Vision-Mount.html

They are in stock and ready to ship from Triad.

 

[zklug]

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Is there an ETA for the spigot adapter?

Thanks