MkII Stainless Bottom Metal, laminate stock

[Buck_Up]

A quick post of a stock and bottom metal upgrade for my MkII Heavy Barrel.

I swapped my polymer stock for a laminate, but the bottom metal needed some serious help. My goal was to have bottom metal properly anchor the stock, as with this model, there is not a lot of laminate stock between the receiver bosses and the metal.

Heavy barrel - seems to call for heavy bottom metal. I got some bottom metal made from 1/8" Stainless Steel. I eventually located the required length 12-32 (unobtanium) button head screws. Still need to seal the wood and add short pillars prior to hitting the range.

The pics can tell the full story...

Stamped 1/8" stainless steel
https://i.imgur.com/73f1yiZ.jpg?1

~3mm = 1/8"
https://i.imgur.com/3nRJuK0.jpg

Milled out the stock for the metal
https://i.imgur.com/SPqD6lo.jpg?1

No metal protrudes past of the laminate
https://i.imgur.com/2ksvEMX.jpg?1

Snugged in the screws
https://i.imgur.com/q3ICkLK.jpg?1

Stainless Bottom metal installed
https://i.imgur.com/SG8FS2E.jpg

Footnote - this is a heavy barrel, I opened up the barrel channel with a deep socket wrapped in sandpaper... very free floating now.
https://i.imgur.com/wLnxWkr.jpg?1

[J.Baker]

Nice work. Could have also ordered one from DIP.

https://www.diproductsinc.com/Products.aspx?CAT=3602

[Buck_Up]

Yes, but the local guy was about $10 less than DIP, free shipping. Additionally, I am in Canada, and DIP has no information on their site about shipping to Canada.



Nice work. Could have also ordered one from DIP.

https://www.diproductsinc.com/Products.aspx?CAT=3602