Safety Warning: Before you attempt any installation, make sure your rifle is unloaded.
Also, before starting remove the bolt and magazine from the rifle.
Installation Instructions: ARCA RAIL
Bravo and X-ray with MLok side forend slots
(Bravo and X-ray for Rem 700 LA use Whiskey-3 version instructions below)
Method A (mount forend to backbone, then Arca Rail to forend):
Step 1: Remove the button head screws (M5 x 25mm) that hold the forend on, there are 6x for a Tikka or Howa
and 8x for a Remington 700SA. Remove forend from chassis.
Step 2: Insert the 6x M5 hex nuts and the 2x M5 flat nuts into the pockets in the forend as shown.
Put a dab of grease on each one of the flat nuts to make it stick to the forend, or you can put
a small piece of tape over them to hold them in place. The hex nuts will be captured
in their pockets by the backbone once forend is placed onto backbone. Nipple on flat
nuts points down
Step 3: Keeping the forend with inside pointing up, i.e. shooting position, place toward forend
the forend back on the aluminum backbone then insert the front 4x button head
M5 x 25mm screws through the forend and tighten into place, checking
the magazine fit and adjusting forend position as needed.
Step 4: Attach the Arca Rail using 6x button head M5 x 8mm
screws through the rail into the hex nuts you placed
in the forend. Then use 2x button head M5 x 8mm
screws at the front along the centerline
threaded into the flat nuts, see diagram.
We recommend using a small amount
of blue Loctite on all screws.
M5 x 25mm -
Step 5: Use the 2x button head M5 x 30mm these screws
screws to go through the rail, through reused.
the forend, and thread into the aluminum Thread into
aluminum
backbone, then tighten all screws. backbone
BUTTON HEAD M5 x 8mm
8 EACH
BUTTON HEAD M5 x 30mm
2 EACH
M5 x 8mm -
these 2x screws
thread into flat nuts
BUTTON HEAD M5 x 25mm
USE 4 EACH
THESE ARE ALREADY IN PLACE
SCALE 1:1 HOLDING FOREND ON M5 x 30mm - these 2x screws
thread into aluminum
backbone
Method B (mount Arca Rail to forend, then that assembly to backbone):
Step 1: Remove the button head screws (M5 x 25mm) that hold the forend on, there are 6x for a Tikka or Howa and 8x for a Remington 700SA.
Remove forend from chassis.
Step 2: Insert the 6x M5 hex nuts and the 2x M5 flat nuts into the pockets in the forend as shown.
Step 3: Insert the 4x button head M5 x 25mm screws through the front holes in the forend that correspond with the threaded holes at the front
of the backbone.
Step 4: Capture the 4x button head M5 x 25mm screws by attaching the rail to the forend using the following steps.
Step 5: Attach the Arca Rail using 6x button head M5 x 8mm screws through the rail into the hex nuts you placed in the forend.
Then use 2x button head M5 x 8mm screws at the front along the centerline threaded into the flat nuts, see diagram.
We recommend using a small amount of blue Loctite on all screws.
Step 6: Place forend/Arca Rail assembly onto aluminum backbone, threading the captured front 4x button head m5 x 25 screws
into the backbone a little at a time, alternating between each of the 4x screws until the forend is fully seated.
Step 7: Use the 2x button head M5 x 30mm screws to go through the rail, through the forend, and thread into the aluminum backbone.
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Whiskey-3 Mounting:
Step 1: Remove the front 6x screws that hold the forend onto the backbone
from the bottom of the forend.
Step 2: Place Arca Rail into place and install 6x button head M5 x 35mm in place
of the M5 x 30mm that were removed for step 1.
We recommend using blue Loctite on all screws.
Step 3: Place remaining button head M5 x 12mm screws through
rail and thread into forend and tighten, again using blue Loctite
for best results. See diagram for mounting positions.
Step 4: If you are having some flex at the rear
of the Arca Rail toward the magazine well, you
can mount additional screws in the rearmost
holes of the Arca Rail. To do this remove M5 - hex nuts fit into
pockets in forend
the forend and place M5 hex nuts in the if needed
appropriate pockets in the forend, then
reinstall forend and install M5 x 12mm
screws through Arca Rail into hex nuts.
See diagram.
BUTTON HEAD M5 x 12mm
6 EACH
M5 x 35mm - these
BUTTON HEAD M5 x 35mm screws thread into
6 EACH aluminum backbone
SCALE 1:1 M5 x 12mm - these
screws thread into forend
Install these M5 x 12mm -
X-Ray screws into M5 hex nuts
if needed M5 x 35mm - these screws
thread into aluminum backbone
(earlier version with minimalist forend/no side MLok slots)
Step 1: Remove the button head screws (M5 x 25mm) that hold the forend on,
there are 4x for a Tikka and 6x for a Remington 700SA. Remove forend from chassis.
Step 2: Insert the 4x M5 hex nuts and the 2x M5 flat nuts into the pockets in the forend as shown. Nipple on flat
Put a dab of grease on each one of the flat nuts to make it stick to the forend, or you can put nuts points
down or up
a small piece of tape over them to hold them in place. The hex nuts will be captured
in their pockets by the backbone once forend is placed onto backbone.
Step 3: Keeping the forend with inside pointing up, i.e. shooting
position, place the forend back on the aluminum backbone.
M5 - hex nuts fit into
Step 4: Attach the Arca Rail using 4x button head M5 x 30mm hex pockets in forend
screws through the rail, through the forend, then into
the aluminum backbone in the positions shown
on the diagram.
Step 5: Install the 4x button head M5 x 8mm
screws through the rail into the hex nuts you
placed in the forend. Then use 2x button
head M5 x 10mm screws at the front along
the centerline threaded into the flat nuts,
see diagram. We recommend using a small
amount of blue Loctite on all screws.
Step 6: Tighten all screws. M5 x 10mm -
these 2x screws
thread into
flat nuts
BUTTON HEAD M5 x 8mm
4 EACH
BUTTON HEAD HEX NUT
M5 x 30mm -
M5 x 10mm M5 METRIC these 4x screws
thread into
2 EACH 4 EACH aluminum backbone
BUTTON HEAD FLAT NUT
M5 x 30mm M5 METRIC/10-32 M5 x 8mm -
these 4x screws
4 EACH 2 EACH thread into M5 hex nuts
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