Shoulder Stock Modification

[fawkes]

Hi all.

New here, but I wanted to share a modification I made to my shoulder stock that I don't think I've seen here. I love my MR1, but to me the only major design flaw was how hard it was to attach and remove the stock. Fiddling with that little screw? A huge pain. So I took a drill press, put a hole in the side of the gun and through the attachment point of the stock, and behold: (sorry, the pics are a little large)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/seafox614/paintball/MR1009.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/seafox614/paintball/MR1011.jpg
Conveniently, the hole I had to drill was almost exactly 1/4", so it was really simple to do.

I ordered a second pin of the type that holds in the velocity adjuster from Kingman, but they sent me this other shiny silver quick-release thing instead [below, left]. It works very well, although the new pin has to be used to hold in the velocity adjuster- it's about a millimeter too short to hold in my stock, but the original one does the trick for that. I would really like a matched set of pins though, so if anyone happens to have an extra one of the smaller, darker pin [below right] lying around that they'd be willing to sell or trade, please let me know!
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/seafox614/paintball/MR1012.jpg

Oh, and just for kicks, here's a photo my marker at the moment:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/seafox614/paintball/MR1008.jpg
MR1, 14" J&J Ceramic Barrel with an AK47 shroud from an A4 barrel (this took a bit of doing), Carry handle and red dot scope. Not pictured: handmade grips of wood and epoxy putty- the paint's still wet.

[deano 177]

fawkes (http://spyder.tv/forums/member.php?u=10371)
that is a nice job. Looks very good.

[mr1 sniper]

yeah very nice mod, and nice marker

[Mattbur]

Awsome idea, I was trying to think of a way to make my stock detacable like that, Does the stck sit in tere good and solid, or is there any play to it?

[Thricearch]

that's a really good idea..considering that there is always one reason to have to take off your stock but it is always a pain with the tactical rail in the way, etc etc

did you drill the whole entirely through?

[fawkes]

Originally Posted by Mattbur:
Awsome idea, I was trying to think of a way to make my stock detacable like that, Does the stck sit in tere good and solid, or is there any play to it?

There's a tiny bit more play than with the screw, but it's really barely anything. Since all the parts that I drilled through are aluminum, I don't think it will loosen up with time, either. I can still use the screw to attach it, too, should it ever become a problem.


Originally Posted by Thricearch:
did you drill the whole entirely through?

The hole is all the way through. I measured things so that the drill would go straight through the existing sideways screw hole in the stock (who uses that anyway?) , to avoid weakening it as much as possible. Note: newer stocks appear to have a shorter attachment part, which might mean you need to readjust where you drill.
Also, I drilled through both the marker and stock together, while the stock was screwed in, so everything would line up perfectly. I would definitely not recommend trying this without a drill press though.

[irishwarrior]

Where did you get your hands on the MR3 tac rail? I haven't been able to find one. Thanks!

[mr1 sniper]

Where did you get your hands on the MR3 tac rail? I haven't been able to find one. Thanks!
action village has them

[Thricearch]

you can get the tactical rail from

www.xtremez.com

search: spyder tactical rail