Operations Guide Adjusting Tilted Picatinny Rail

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CONSUMER INFORMATION 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 PARTS & HARDWARE 4 Please read LEGAL WARNING before use. Read and CONSUMER INFORMATION understand all instructions. Warning and Caution Statements ...... pg. 2 Legal Warning ...... pg. 3 To Our Valued Customer,

PARTS & HARDWARE ...... pg. 4-5 Sling Stud IPOD We are very pleased to welcome you to the Accuracy Solutions B family of products with your purchase of BipodeXt™. OPERATION

Special care is required when working on or shooting a rifle. We Bipods that attach to a Sling Stud ...... pg. 7 Bubble Level 5-Slot Picatinny Rail Picatinny 5-Slot

encourage proper training and licensing before modifying or ofor forward the Unimount Bipods that attach to a Picatinny Rail ...... pg. 7 be mounted to the rear, Can operating a firearm. Installing Tilted Picatinny Rail on a Sporting Rifle ...... pg. 8-11 Proper mounting and safe use of your BipodeXt™ is our desire, -Method 1.) Drilling Holes Through Forearm but your responsibility. -Method 2.) Installing Threaded Inserts Attaching BipodeXt ™ to a Rifle ...... pg. 12 Thank you very much for your purchase and please enjoy this Customizing BipodeXt ™ to the Operator ...... pg. 12-13 Extending Tube product safely. Extending BipodeXt ™ ...... pg. 14 Extreme Canting Correction...... pg. 14

Sincerely, Clamp Locking Operations Guide Adjusting Tilted Picatinny Rail...... pg. 15 Accuracy Solutions LLC Accuracy Solutions LEGAL WARNING It is the consumer’s responsibility to know, understand, and For Models PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO ALL WARNINGS AND comply with all state, federal, and local laws and regulations. Stability Unimount Stability CAUTION STATEMENTS Certain configurations of firearms may be regulated within your TAC II state. Ensure that the use and installation of the BipodeXt™ is lawful prior to purchase and use. & WARNING statements are designed to alert you to the TAC III possibility of personal injury, loss of life, damage Before working on your firearm make sure that it is not to the BipodeXt ™ and/or personal property if the loaded with ammunition. Never aim a firearm in the instructions are not followed. direction of a person or anything of value, even if the

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WARNING: Read all warnings before attempting to install, use or service the Tilted Assembly (1) Telescoping Picatinny Rail system. property if the instructions given are not followed. differ from actual product.

Bipods that attach to a Sling Stud (Harris Type) Installing Tilted Picatinny Rail on a (4) Assorted Bolts for (1) 13 Slot Tilted OPERATION Tilted Rail Installation* Picatinny 5 6 7 Sporting Rifle 8 Rail Sling Stud (1) #10-32 x 3/4” BipodeXt ™ is made to fit two types of rifles. 1.) Tactical Rifles (rifles DO NOT ATTEMPT to install the Tilted Picatinny Rail (1) #10-32 x 1” Tilt is already equipped with, or that can easily receive, a Picatinny Rail) If you do not possess the necessary workmanship (1) #10-32 x 1.1/4” adjustable and 2.) Sporting Rifles (rifles without a Picatinny Rail). skills and required tools. The following are simplistic (1) #10-32 x 1.1/2” by sanding the images meant ONLY as a general guide to the required bottom of the If your rifle does not come equipped with a Picatinny Rail rail. pg. 15 installation. These are NOT detailed instructions. If installed on the bottom of the forearm you will need to install you are not completely comfortable in performing the Tilt: 4.33° (260 MOA) one (provided) in order to fasten BipodeXt ™ to your rifle. We have also included a Tilted Picatinny Rail to account for the steep work you should instead take the installation job to a taper of angled forearms on most sporting rifles. This allows professional gunsmith. Typically a qualified gunsmith is (4) Allen Wrenches the BipodeXt ™ to be mounted parallel to the axis of the bore, able to perform this installation in approx. one hour. (3) #10 Hex Nuts however, a slight deviation of axial alignment will not interfere with the performance of BipodeXt ™ There are two methods of installation: 1.) Drilling holes through (3) #10 Lock Washers the forearm, 2.) Installing Threaded Inserts. For wooden rifles both methods work. For most synthetic rifles’ stocks method 1 is Fitting of the Tilted Rail may be required. If you do not (3) #10 Flat Washers recommended. Refer to pg. 15 if altering the angle of the Tilted Rail is required possess the necessary skills and tools, please have this Bolts, Nuts & Washers are made of installation performed by a trained gunsmith. Telescoping Assembly Failure to correctly disassemble and re-assemble a rifle rust-resistant Wax Coated, Black (3) Threaded or to correctly install the Tilted Picatinny Rail could result Oxide Stainless Steel. Inserts in damage to your rifle and/or affect the performance BipodeXt ™ is made to receive two different types of bipods, the of BipodeXt ™ causing serious injury or death. *NOTE: only (3) Bolts are needed to ones that attach to a Sling Stud and the ones that attach to a Bipods that attach to a Picatinny Rail install the Tilted Picatinny Rail, but we Picatinny Rail. The design of the Telescoping Assembly allows for 29/64” Outside Diameter both types of Bipods to be attached simultaneously. (U.S. Mil-STD-1913) Please consult your rifle manufacturer’s instructions guide (owners have included an assortment of eight (4) manual) or consult a trained professional on how to properly bolts with varying lengths to allow the separate the barreled action from the rifle stock. user to adapt to as many rifle forearms (2) 13 Slot Picatinny Rails The 5-Slot Picatinny Rail comes pre-installed to the Telescoping as possible. Assembly. To install the bipod please refer to the instructions We do not recommend attaching your bipod until provided by your bipod’s manufacturer. Method 1.) Drilling Holes Through Forearm BipodeXt™ is fully assembled. Please refer to your bipod user manual for attachment instructions (1) 16 Slot Picatinny Rail KeyMod Failure to install the Bipod correctly per the manufact- Before working on your stock we recommend urers specifications could yield unwanted results, practicing on scrap wood. possibly causing damage, injury or death. If you are M-LOK operating two bipods simultaneously make sure neith- Failure to install the Bipod correctly per the er bipod comes into contact with the barrel of the rifle. Use the Tilted Picatinny Rail to mark holes manufacturers specifications could yield unwanted Disruption of barrel harmonics could yield unwanted where you will drill into the forearm of Flat Back results possibly causing damage, injury or death. results, possibly causing damage, injury or death. the rifle stock. We suggest you install the Tilted Picatinny Rail as far back Accuracy Solutions LLC. All rights reserved. V 1.1 3/26/2018 Accuracy Solutions LLC. All rights reserved. V 1.1 3/26/2018 Accuracy Solutions LLC. All rights reserved. V 1.1 3/26/2018 Accuracy Solutions LLC. All rights reserved. V 1.1 3/26/2018 and close to the recoil lug as possible, while making Repeat the above Use the Tilted Picatinny Attaching BipodeXt™ to a Rifle sure that the installation will not interfere with the procedure for the Rail to mark holes where proper functioning of the rifle. 9 remaining two Bolts, 10 you will drill into the 11 Once your rifle is equipped with an appropriate 12 Flat Washers, Lock forearm of the rifle stock. Picatinny Rail mounted at the bottom of its forend you Washers and Hex Nuts, We suggest you install may attach BipodeXt ™ to it. the Tilted Picatinny Rail as far Drill holes Quick Detach Lever perpendicularly to the back and close to the recoil To attach BipodeXt ™ Unlocked To Lock barrel channel. Since lug as possible, while making first unlock both the bolts are 3/16” in sure that the installation will Quick Detach diameter we recommend not interfere with the proper Levers. This using a 1/4” drill bit. functioning of the rifle. will widen the Unimount’s clamps so you can place the clamps over the Picatinny Rail. There is no need to pierce the forearm of the stock, only drill deep enough to fit the Tension Knobs Unimount provided Threaded Inserts into place. We recommend a depth of 5/8” with a 23/64” drill bit. Lock by pushing down on the levers to fit securely so there is no Once the forearm is drilled, screw in Threaded Inserts with a flat movement. Adjust the Tension Knobs of the levers’ counter bolt while paying attention to the selected bolts‘ length(s). Ensure that head screw driver until they are flush with the forearm. Place as needed. Do this for both levers. neither the Bolts nor the Hex Nuts raise above the Counter-Bore the Tilted Picatinny Rail over the Threaded Inserts. First insert hole as they should never touch the rifle’s barrel. Tighten, to a the Bolt through Lock Washer, Flat Washer and then through Counter-Bore each hole minimum of 20 lbs/in of pressure but do not exceed 30 lbs/in in the barrel channel of of pressure. Confirm the shallow end of the Tilted Rail is pointed the rifle forearm to make towards the butt stock of the rifle and the serrated area of the Rail is room for the Washers pointed away from the barrel. and Nuts. The bore depth needs to be at least 5/16” The Tilted Picatinny Rail needs to be securely deep and 5/8”in width. fastened. Failure to do so could affect the performance of BipodeXt™ and/or your bipod Installing one bolt at a time should make the installation job causing damage, injury or death. easier to accomplish. Telescoping Assembly Bipod Insert a Bolt up through the center hole of the Tilted Picatinny Method 2.) Installing Threaded Inserts the Rail. Tighten, to a minimum of 20 lbs/in of Rail. Present the Rail assembly to the rifle stock and run the one pressure but do not exceed 30 lbs/in of pressure. Bolt through the newly drilled center hole. In the barrel channel An alternative to drilling through and through holes in the forearm Failure to securely mount the BipodeXt™ and of the forearm, place first the Flat Washer over the Bolt,next the of the rifle (Method 1) is to install Threaded Inserts (included). This To prevent the Threaded Inserts from ever coming loose we recommend using a liquid epoxy to clamp it tightly to your rifle will interfere with the Lock Washer, last run a Hex Nut over the Bolt just a few turns (leave method provides for a more efficient attachment/detachment of performance of your Bipod. it loose for the mean time). the Tilted Picatinny Rail to and from the rifle’s forend. firmly secure them in place. Accuracy Solutions LLC. All rights reserved. V 1.1 3/26/2018 Accuracy Solutions LLC. All rights reserved. V 1.1 3/26/2018 Accuracy Solutions LLC. 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Customizing BipodeXt™ to the Operator Extending BipodeXt ™ Adjusting Tilted Picatinny Rail The components of BipodeXt™ can be re-arranged in a 13 To adjust the length of BipodeXt ™ first pull the 14 The Tilted Rail is designed to work with stocks that have 15 variety of ways to fit different rifles/bipods configuration Locking Clamp to an open position. This will release an angled forend of 4.33º. This can be adjusted. as well as the user’s personal preferences. For example, the telescopic feature of the product and allow the Unimount is ambidextrous by nature. The QD levers you to customize the Bipod’s resting point. Space If you are not comfortable with altering components can be employed from either side of the base tube permitting, for best results always extend BipodeXt ™ or do not possess the skills and tools necessary to out as far as possible. simply by detaching the Unimount from the base tube perform the work, we recommend that this fitting and turning it around. Telescoping Assembly technique be performed by an accredited gunsmith or The Bubble Level can be employed to the rear of or machinist. Excess removal of composite material due to improper fitting technique will void the warranty forward of the Unimount. Ideally, the user should place Locking Clamp the bubble level where it is easiest to be seen from a accompanied the Tilted Picatinny Rail and purchase of prone position, behind the rifle. The Bubble level can a replacement may be required. also be employed on the right or left hand side of the Accuracy Solutions base tube. To adjust the Tilted Rail you will first need to identify the angle of your rifle’s forend. Use a square (or desired measuring device), Telescoping Assembly at the installation point, to identify the angle. The purpose of the Tilted Rail is to create a parallel plane with the barrel. Accuracy Solutions LLC Return the Locking Next, mark the area, coinciding with the angle you found to Clamp to a closed be on a parallel plane with the axis of the bore, on the Tilted 840 E. Parkridge Ave. position when you Rail. Ensure the rail is marked on both sides and that it is Suite 102 have extended symmetrical. Locking Clamp the tube(s) to the Corona, CA 92879 Base Tube desired length. We recommend using a belt sander to remove the 714.988.7985 Once the Unimount and 4. Extreme Canting Correction Bubble Level placement material from the is determined all bolts 2. With the Locking Clamp in a open position BipodeXt ™ can Tilted Rail. This need to be tightened. rotate 360 degrees to achieve Extreme Canting Correction. procedure is best [email protected] Always tighten the Use Bubble Level to make sure the rifle system is leveled. performed by Unimount bolts in a gradual and slow crisscross pattern and 1. movement so that a For more information, product warranty, return no more than one half minimum amount of policy, or general inquiries please visit us at: turn at a time. Tighten Example of composite material all mounting rings’ 3. crisscross is removed to bolts to a minimum of bolt Return the Locking meet the angular accuracysolutions.com 10 lbs/in not to exceed tightening Clamp to closed requirements of your 15 lbs/in. position. rifle stock forend. Returns are honored for 30 days from date of purchase