I took the plunge yesterday and added an Atlas (BT15) rail to my rifle stock. I was originally planning to just tap and thread some screws in there, but there was enough meat for me to add some threaded brass inserts. The idea behind this is being able to remove the rail completely by undoing the screws.
These are typically sold at hardware stores as "wood inserts". I went with some 1 1/4" 10-24 screws, and these screws are seated in tapped threads deep in the stock (past the point where the threading ends in the brass inserts).
I didn't have to use any epoxy. The inserts, screws, and rail are in there solid. The install went without issue for the most part (there's a slight marking on the edge of the forward hole, but it's not terrible). I did use a tiny drop of blue Loctite so they do not come out of the inserts over time.
I'm VERY happy with the end result. My Atlas monopod is perfectly straight in the rail. It folds up nice and flush, and doesn't get in the way of anything. It took some time to get this installed, but it was definitely worth it.
These are typically sold at hardware stores as "wood inserts". I went with some 1 1/4" 10-24 screws, and these screws are seated in tapped threads deep in the stock (past the point where the threading ends in the brass inserts).
I didn't have to use any epoxy. The inserts, screws, and rail are in there solid. The install went without issue for the most part (there's a slight marking on the edge of the forward hole, but it's not terrible). I did use a tiny drop of blue Loctite so they do not come out of the inserts over time.
I'm VERY happy with the end result. My Atlas monopod is perfectly straight in the rail. It folds up nice and flush, and doesn't get in the way of anything. It took some time to get this installed, but it was definitely worth it.
