With thanks to Advisory Panelicon member Peter Laidlericon, a new article has been added to the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here).

Converting commercial front trigger guard to military sniper spec (by Peter Laidler) (click here)

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Some of you will have already done this to yours while making up a good repro No4T or L42. But, briefly, the UKicon MILITARY trigger guard sling loop was designed so that it would only rotate 180 degrees in order to prevent the sling from twisting. To achieve this, the overall length of the military screw shaft is xxx” * as opposed to approx 1.175” for the commercial offerings. The shoulder from the wider shaft to the ¼” diameter threaded shank is .570” * measured from the screwdriver slot end. And that’s just what we’re going to do in effect. …... article continues in link shown above .....

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Regards,
Doug
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