Black Hog Down
01-14-2015, 07:07 AM
So I got a stock from Boyd's and it was a drop in fit but the safety would no longer function.
I spent a good bit of time studying it and removing material on the side and rear of the safety switch. I got it working much better but it would still be tight depending on how hard you pushed down on the switch to move it forward/backward.
So I studied the safety and I noticed that it flexed up and down quite a bit because it was a plastic piece of junk. I was actually surprised how much plastic they used on the internals of the gun.
But anyway, I figured out that when you pressed on the switch to move it forward/backward, the pressure was pushing the switch down until it was in contact with the wood of the stock. I did not want to remove this wood because it held the red safe/fire dot and it would be a pain.
So, I went to the garbage and got a clear plastic container. I found a lettuce container. Cut out a small fingernail size chunk and trimmed it to fit the notch in the stock. I fit it in and added a little spray adhesive to make it sticky.
My safety slides back and forth like butter now.
See the pics below. I did a sloppy job because I wasn't sure if it would work at all. It was really easy and I think I will do it again but take my time.
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/joelw1lson/20150113_191155.jpg (http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/joelw1lson/media/20150113_191155.jpg.html)
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/joelw1lson/20150113_191743.jpg (http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/joelw1lson/media/20150113_191743.jpg.html)
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/joelw1lson/20150113_192433.jpg (http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/joelw1lson/media/20150113_192433.jpg.html)
I spent a good bit of time studying it and removing material on the side and rear of the safety switch. I got it working much better but it would still be tight depending on how hard you pushed down on the switch to move it forward/backward.
So I studied the safety and I noticed that it flexed up and down quite a bit because it was a plastic piece of junk. I was actually surprised how much plastic they used on the internals of the gun.
But anyway, I figured out that when you pressed on the switch to move it forward/backward, the pressure was pushing the switch down until it was in contact with the wood of the stock. I did not want to remove this wood because it held the red safe/fire dot and it would be a pain.
So, I went to the garbage and got a clear plastic container. I found a lettuce container. Cut out a small fingernail size chunk and trimmed it to fit the notch in the stock. I fit it in and added a little spray adhesive to make it sticky.
My safety slides back and forth like butter now.
See the pics below. I did a sloppy job because I wasn't sure if it would work at all. It was really easy and I think I will do it again but take my time.
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/joelw1lson/20150113_191155.jpg (http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/joelw1lson/media/20150113_191155.jpg.html)
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/joelw1lson/20150113_191743.jpg (http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/joelw1lson/media/20150113_191743.jpg.html)
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/joelw1lson/20150113_192433.jpg (http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/joelw1lson/media/20150113_192433.jpg.html)