JimGnitecki
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I am trying to add an Accu-Shot monopod to my PGW M15 XRS which (as the model name implies) comes with an MDT XRS chassis. That chassis comes with a rear sling stud.
However, Accu-Shot tells me that their models that mount to the sling stud won't work on my XRS chassis, because the bottom of the XRS's stock is flat for 1/2 inch of its width before rounding to blend into the vertical surfaces of the stock. Apparently, the Accupod sling stud mount monopods need a rounded surface to mount to, even though the website and even the installation instructions never say that.
So, I bought an MDT 2.5" Picatinny rail which will (supposedly) mount right up to the TWO pre-existing sling stud threaded holes in the stock (one of which is currently occupied by the existing sling stud).
That MTD Picatinny rail even comes with 2 sets of 2 bolts of different lengths.
However . . .
Neither of those 2 sets of 2 bolts will thread into the stud holes!
So, I am guessing that the "standard" Picatinny mounting bolts are a different thread than "standard" sling studs.
So, I guess I need to find out what the "standard" threads are for a sling stud, and find 2 bolts at a hardware store that match that standard. And of course to add to the festivities and further opportunities for setbacks, I will need to get bolts that have the correct thread but also (a) have tapered heads to recess into the Picatinny rail, and (b) have a hex or torx head because the heads need to be recessed into the Picatinny rail so as to not interfere with mounting the monopod!
I have no idea if sling stud mounting holes are metric or inches . . .
So . . . . can anyone tell me what the standard threads are for a sling stud? (I am dangerously assuming there IS a standard)
It's the darn little things that create big obstacles to progress . . .
Jim G
However, Accu-Shot tells me that their models that mount to the sling stud won't work on my XRS chassis, because the bottom of the XRS's stock is flat for 1/2 inch of its width before rounding to blend into the vertical surfaces of the stock. Apparently, the Accupod sling stud mount monopods need a rounded surface to mount to, even though the website and even the installation instructions never say that.
So, I bought an MDT 2.5" Picatinny rail which will (supposedly) mount right up to the TWO pre-existing sling stud threaded holes in the stock (one of which is currently occupied by the existing sling stud).
That MTD Picatinny rail even comes with 2 sets of 2 bolts of different lengths.
However . . .
Neither of those 2 sets of 2 bolts will thread into the stud holes!
So, I am guessing that the "standard" Picatinny mounting bolts are a different thread than "standard" sling studs.
So, I guess I need to find out what the "standard" threads are for a sling stud, and find 2 bolts at a hardware store that match that standard. And of course to add to the festivities and further opportunities for setbacks, I will need to get bolts that have the correct thread but also (a) have tapered heads to recess into the Picatinny rail, and (b) have a hex or torx head because the heads need to be recessed into the Picatinny rail so as to not interfere with mounting the monopod!
I have no idea if sling stud mounting holes are metric or inches . . .
So . . . . can anyone tell me what the standard threads are for a sling stud? (I am dangerously assuming there IS a standard)
It's the darn little things that create big obstacles to progress . . .
Jim G