It's in nice shape, probably 25 years old or so. It will fit the Anschutz-sized accessory rail I added to the forend.
Unsure as to brand. It's old enough to be an Uncle Mike's or it could be from Champion's Choice or even Freeland.
The 1-1/4" sling swivel comes off with the push of the button.
Thought I'd clean it up then make a new aluminum locking nut with a handle so I don't need a separate tool to adjust position.
Started with a piece of scotchbrite to polish it up.
The green felt wasn't in bad shape, but I thought I'd change to a new piece.
To cut the felt, I first found a piece of thin brass tubing that just fit over the bolt. Beveled one end to make a punch.
A local craft store sold various colors of adhesive backed felt. Went nuts and bought black. The piece was 12X12" for eighty-eight cents.
Cut out a piece and figured out where to punch the hole.
One good smack with a mallet...
and the brass tube works like a cookie cutter.
Centered the hole and traced the outline of the stop.
Like a first grade project without the safety scissors.
For the new nut, I found a piece of 1" hex aluminum in the scrap box. It's even pre-drilled with a 0.500" hole in the center from a previous project.
The bolt was threaded 9/16"-18 (so I guess it's not an Anschutz hand stop or it would be a metric thread). Used the lathe for thread alignment and turned the headstock by hand to start the thread.
Parted off the excess.
A small lip to seat in the counterbore of the hand stop.
Turned down a portion of the outside diameter.
Flipped and beveled the edge of the nut.
Going to supplement the felt's adhesive backing with a more aggressive glue. This is designed to hold tubular tires to special high-end bicycle rims for racing.
Thin coat and let it tack.
The nut still needs a small tommy bar for a handle.
3/16"
Changed to a flat-bottomed bit to finish the hole.
Cut a piece of 3/16" drill rod and faced the ends.
Rounded one end with a file.
Heat blued the handle then some epoxy (J-B Weld) and pressure to fit.
Done. A full-sized hand stop for the gun.
Check back in a few days. Not sure what's up next.
