Help! Misaligned Pads on No 4.

[bigduke6]

** Must point out due to the fix below the rifle is now a .22, **

A few pics of a fix I did on my own No4, the rear screw hole had been drilled at an angle, and therefore the screw from a sarco mount went in at an angle, the rifle shot well but was never happy with it, as the pad fixing screws were never drilled there was hope, only problem was due to the angle the hole had to opened up then tapped to take a (IIRC) a 10mm bolt that was used as a plug, there was a bit more to it but you get the idea.

as it was,



Plugged



Tap used to make a slight indent on the plug ( as seen on above),



Drilled and Tapped hole, the outline of the plug gives an idea how far out the original hole was, although there is a small taper on the plug, (think countersunk screw)



The DRP Bracket in the white and ready for bead blasting fits like a glove,



Rear pad still holding out with the lock tight, and ready for the fixing screw holes to be drilled and tapped



Finished article, bead blasted, phosphated and ready for its Suncorite