1913 Picatinny Bipod Rail Installation Atlas BT15 BT17 PDF

1913 Picatinny bipod rail installation Atlas BT15 BT17
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Bipod rail installation (Atlas bipod adapter)

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Rifleshooter in Gunsmithing // 0 Comments
ATLAS BT17 4" 1903 rail
Bipods have come along way in the past few years. Some of the newer, sturdier designs like the Atlas and Sierra 7
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require a Picatinny (1913) rail to mount them to your rifle. If you are shooting an AR-15/M16 style rifle with a rail
system, this isnt much of an issue. However, if you are shooting a bolt action rifle with a traditional stock, youll need a
rail if you want the fancy bipod.
The Atlas bipod shown here requires a 1913 rail in order

for it to be attached to a rifle.
Accu-shot makes two different Atlas bipod rails, the BT15 and the BT17. Both of these rails are modular,
accommodating different spacing of pre-installed QD studs. The BT is 3.35 long and accommodates hole patterns with
1.76 to 2.78 center-to-center spacing. The BT17 is 4.00 long and accommodates hole patterns with 2.20 to 3.5
center-to-center spacing.
ATLAS BT17 4 1903 rail
Many rifles come with two QD studs on their fore-ends. If your rifle is always equipped with two QD on the fore-end,
simply select the appropriate rail for your spacing, unscrew the studs and screw the rail into place.
If a stock is equipped with two QD studs on the fore-end

installation is easy.
Simply remove the studs, put the rail on the stock and
screw them back in. I would suggest replacing the studs
with 10/32 screws so they do not interfere with the bipod.
If you only have one QD stud (or no studs), as is the case with the McMillan A5 stock shown below, youll need to install
a t-nut.
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I ordered theBT17 shown here from Brownells. I happened to have the 10/32 t-nuts and screws required for installation,
but if you dont,most hardware stores will.
To begin, the safe and empty barreled action is removed from the stock. The stock shown here is a McMillan A5, but
the techniques used here would be applied to a wide variety of stocks.
This stock only has one QD stud on the

fore-end (note hole where it was removed).
We will need another mounting point for the
rail system.
The rail is test fit to the stock. Note the QD

stud is used to secure the rail to the stock.
On McMillan stocks with a gel coat, you
can normally see the seam where the two
halves are joined. I align this down the
center of the rail adapter.
Using a #8 drill, I carefully drill a hole

through the stock. I try to lay out my holes
so a screw doesnt pass through a rail slot.
If you go slow you wont have any chips.

Using tape may help reduce tear out.
The screw that secures the rail is held in

the stock by a 10/32 T-nut. The one I am
using is 3/4 in diameter. I use a 3/4
counterbore with the same #8 drill as a pilot
to counterbore the hole on the inside of the
stock. The secret here is not to
counterbore straight through the stock.
That would be bad. Really bad.
While a counterbore certainly makes installation a snap, it is a specialized tool. If you dont have one, a Forstner drill
would work well.
The counterbore does an excellent job on

the stock.
I mix some 5-minute epoxy and apply it to

the counterbored hole. This will help secure
the T-nut in place.
A button head screw is used to tighten the

rail to the stock. When torque is applied to
the T-nut, it is pulled down into the
counterbore. Any epoxy that seeps up is
cleaned with a cotton swab.
Done! Once everything

dries the rail is ready for a
bipod. Note the two rail
mounting options. You can
either use a screw (top) or
a QD stud (bottom). The
flush cup hole (bottom) in
the rail should be facing the
back of the rifle.
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