Arcalock to RRS dovetail?

[JC0352]

Anyone ever swapped from Area 419 to RRS?

I hate the way this thing feels in my hand, and I think RRS has a cleaner/stronger solution to prevent slippage of a bipod. I was hoping to just bolt the new rail into the existing tee nuts, but it looks like RRS uses 1/4”-20 hardware and the Area 419 hardware is 10-32, which is quickly mentioned in one of their install videos.

I was also considering a shorter rail (RRS 240mm) to free up some space in front of the magwell so it’s even more comfortable to carry on a hunt. This isn’t a gamer gun and I’ve never had my bipod that far back. I guess I’ll have to find my old shorter action screw, as well, if this arcalock is coming off.

Kinda rambling post, but has anyone else made a similar swap? Any considerations I’m missing?

 

[HMRamateur]

If the RRS uses bigger hardware and therfore has a bigger hole in the rail, couldn't you just find a properly sized washer and use the smaller hardware?

 

[JC0352]

If the RRS uses bigger hardware and therfore has a bigger hole in the rail, couldn't you just find a properly sized washer and use the smaller hardware?

Yes, potentially. I should just order the parts to see if it would work. My concern is the Area 419 screws being too short due to a washer, or the heads sticking out past the bottom of the rail since they’re different than the flat head screws the RRS rail uses.

 

[HMRamateur]

If you remove your barreled action from the stock you should be able to see how many threads are going through the T nut on the inside of the stock. I just swapped an 8" rail for a 12" rail (area 419) and the screws had plenty of threads engaged for a washer to still work.

This is assuming the holes in RRS are counter sunk close to the same as the area 419.

 

[NateVA]

I hated the ArcaLock system enough that once I got the rail in hand, I never even installed it. I use R-Lock on everything now and my Ckye pod has the RRS SC-ARC clamp on it.

 

[JC0352]

I hated the ArcaLock system enough that once I got the rail in hand, I never even installed it. I use R-Lock on everything now and my Ckye pod has the RRS SC-ARC clamp on it.

It’s worked fine for me, but once R-lock or whatever it’s called came out, Arcalock seems silly and I hate the way it feels.

 

[MPHReallyRightStuff]

@JC0352 The Chassis hardware kit comes with 4x 10/32 x 0.75 screws and the shuttles for the USR Rails. So if you already head t-nuts embedded you could simply go that route.

 

[JC0352]

@JC0352 The Chassis hardware kit comes with 4x 10/32 x 0.75 screws and the shuttles for the USR Rails. So if you already head t-nuts embedded you could simply go that route.

Oh man, that makes things pretty simple! Thank you!