Okay M14 lovers:
I received this TAC PRO from Steve in Thornhill, ON a month ago with the condition that it be passed on or "Pay it Forward" to another CGNutter. Well that lucky CGNutter was Buzzballer and we mounted up his ProMag M14 scope and then the TAC PRO cheekpiece.
Buzzballer found the instructions super easy to read and follow, then carry out. I like how the instructions said, "1.75" from the buttplate". Then we rested the cheekpiece on the buttstock and measured it's distance.
The instructions mentioned to clamp the cheekpiece in place while getting the drilling action landmarked. Have a look!
You will see the 'index' bumps located top dead center of the cheekpiece, they will help maintain proper alignment and prevent "diving" of the cheekpiece during the installation. That caused really goofy hole drilling in the past. I made that mistake years ago and my drill holes were not the straightest. We solved that problem by using a slightly larger drill bit and the mistake was rectified and sorted out. No problemo with these 'alignment' or 'index' bumps.
While drilling, Buzzballer (did all the work while I pointed the 'Finger of Authority') observed that with the USGI fiberglass stock, watch out for the drill punching out the other side. Thankfully, the instructions warned us to start drilling from the opposite side. Awesome!
Inserting the cross bolts provided was simple. I kinda liked the plastic knobs, but they are nice and large for range work. Not sure if I wanna take them overseas, but then again, I'm too ugly to deploy to a hot and sandy location. Have a look at those dimpled/bumps/depressions used to establish parallel screw holes while drilling. A very neat adaptation/improvement. I kinda liked them, but Buzzballer says that they are almost too high for his Bushnell Mildot 3200 10 x 40mm scope mounted with Millett Angle-Loc low rings. So that's a bit of a negative, but I found that height works for my fat face.
Buzzballer was super happy with the entire arrangement of the TAC PRO cheekpiece agreement. You see, it's about building community and Steve was concerned that newbies get some swag (Buzzballer almost shzt his pants). Here is his newly installed cheek piece in his sniper drag mat used for coyote hunting adventures.
We did have a couple of minor criticisms:
1) Why can't the bolts be parkerized or industrial finishe'd ? Hey we'll just use Tremclad... No worries there!
2) Couldn't the cheek piece come in TAN? Again, a Tremclad/Krylon solution will take care of that.
3) Buzzballer said that the contour of the cheek piece could use a little re-shaping along the bottom of the stock, that's an easy fix for the TAC PRO designers.
Hey, I'm pleased and so is a typical newbie like Buzzballer! Thumbs up!
Hope this helps the addiction! We have great sponsors on this board. And before you naysayers label me a "Fanboy", you will notice that we did provide a few constructive criticisms for the TAC PRO unit. Yeah, in summary; it is a great product but one might have to do some home tweaks like painting and then a clearcoat after the installation just to boost yer LCV (looks cool value).
Barney
PS: Buzzballer will add his 5 cents worth soon.
I received this TAC PRO from Steve in Thornhill, ON a month ago with the condition that it be passed on or "Pay it Forward" to another CGNutter. Well that lucky CGNutter was Buzzballer and we mounted up his ProMag M14 scope and then the TAC PRO cheekpiece.
Buzzballer found the instructions super easy to read and follow, then carry out. I like how the instructions said, "1.75" from the buttplate". Then we rested the cheekpiece on the buttstock and measured it's distance.
The instructions mentioned to clamp the cheekpiece in place while getting the drilling action landmarked. Have a look!
You will see the 'index' bumps located top dead center of the cheekpiece, they will help maintain proper alignment and prevent "diving" of the cheekpiece during the installation. That caused really goofy hole drilling in the past. I made that mistake years ago and my drill holes were not the straightest. We solved that problem by using a slightly larger drill bit and the mistake was rectified and sorted out. No problemo with these 'alignment' or 'index' bumps.
While drilling, Buzzballer (did all the work while I pointed the 'Finger of Authority') observed that with the USGI fiberglass stock, watch out for the drill punching out the other side. Thankfully, the instructions warned us to start drilling from the opposite side. Awesome!
Inserting the cross bolts provided was simple. I kinda liked the plastic knobs, but they are nice and large for range work. Not sure if I wanna take them overseas, but then again, I'm too ugly to deploy to a hot and sandy location. Have a look at those dimpled/bumps/depressions used to establish parallel screw holes while drilling. A very neat adaptation/improvement. I kinda liked them, but Buzzballer says that they are almost too high for his Bushnell Mildot 3200 10 x 40mm scope mounted with Millett Angle-Loc low rings. So that's a bit of a negative, but I found that height works for my fat face.
Buzzballer was super happy with the entire arrangement of the TAC PRO cheekpiece agreement. You see, it's about building community and Steve was concerned that newbies get some swag (Buzzballer almost shzt his pants).
Here is his newly installed cheek piece in his sniper drag mat used for coyote hunting adventures.
We did have a couple of minor criticisms:
1) Why can't the bolts be parkerized or industrial finishe'd ? Hey we'll just use Tremclad... No worries there!
2) Couldn't the cheek piece come in TAN? Again, a Tremclad/Krylon solution will take care of that.
3) Buzzballer said that the contour of the cheek piece could use a little re-shaping along the bottom of the stock, that's an easy fix for the TAC PRO designers.
Hey, I'm pleased and so is a typical newbie like Buzzballer! Thumbs up!
Hope this helps the addiction! We have great sponsors on this board. And before you naysayers label me a "Fanboy", you will notice that we did provide a few constructive criticisms for the TAC PRO unit. Yeah, in summary; it is a great product but one might have to do some home tweaks like painting and then a clearcoat after the installation just to boost yer LCV (looks cool value).
Barney
PS: Buzzballer will add his 5 cents worth soon.
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