MDT Hnt26 diy buttpad above centerline mod

[Choot]

So I came up with a cheap, lightweight way to get your pad above centerline on your Hnt 26 chassis using two bolts and two of the LOP spacers that came with the chassis.





First I took the spacers, and cut off the nubs that are on the flat side. On the one I left the top nubs, and on the other I left the bottom nubs, you can cut them off if you want, but I figured it mite look better with them there


Next I put tape on them, clamped them together, and marked where to drill my holes. I then drilled my holes, be careful that the center rib on the back of the plate don’t jump your drill bit. I transferred my marks to the back on the rib and started with a small bit thru the rib just to help make sure my hole was centered.



Once that was done I took a dremal tool and cut back the ribs enough to get the nuts and bolt heads to sit down in. I also made sure all the bolts fit nicely and attached the pad. While the pad was attached I used instamorph to lock my nuts in, epoxy would also work for this.


Once that’s done it’s ready for assembly


Cont….

 

[Choot]

Here’s the bolts that I used. It uses the same Allen key as the factory bolts


Done and done. Time to go shootin

 

[BBob]

I also see you angled the cheek piece. Have you documented that in a post or thread?

 

[Choot]

I also see you angled the cheek piece. Have you documented that in a post or thread?

Unknown Munitions had it like that when I received the build from them. I did angle one for a buddy tho and just used a little force to get it angled and then tightened down the set screws and it held just fine

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

For reference, the lightest I can get the MDT Adjustable butt pad is 7.8 ounces. I’ll be doing this little project for a saving of nearly 4 ounces!

 

[passinggas33]

I agree that this is a brilliant idea! I’m going to be giving this a try too.

 

[passinggas33]

Since mine isn’t in front of me to look at, could this be done with any recoil pad or does it have to be the stock one? I put the OBI recoil pad on mine and am hoping to still be able to do this modification??

 

[Choot]

@passinggas33 It should work with any. There’s a chance you could run into screw length issues with some, but the OBI seems to work fine with the same screws

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

3.4 oz w/ hardware vs 7.8 oz for the metal MDT adjustable pad. 4.4 oz savings. Not a bad way to save a quarter lb off your HNT 26 and make it way more shootable than factory.

I hated shooting it without the adjustable pad, but couldn’t justify keeping it on for sheep hunting. This mod makes the recoil impulse straight back, like the Rokstok, making it far easier to spot impacts even with the 223 in the chassis.

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

7 lbs 12 oz as it sits, minus the bipod, which doesn’t get used in the field.