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combatvet
12-20-06, 01:00
This was very easy but I know how scary it is to drill into a $200.00+ dollar stock. I hope it might help someone else that opened it up only to realize a drill was necessary and there weren't any instructions. Not that they are really needed though.


Tools needed: 3/32" Hex wrench, Drill with **5/32" bit, Round File, Sharpie. I scrounged for tools, guess what's on the Christmas list now?

Start:

Remove the stock from the “Buffer Tube”, and set it aside as this is the only part of the stock you’ll need to work with.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC195944.jpg

Line up the pad with the stock and insert the lower screw into the bottom of the pad and using your 3/32"hex wrench tighten it down a bit until it’s a little snug. Lining up the pad so it is completely centered on the stock. Take out your trusty Sharpie and insert it into the hole and mark the stock. This mark is where you are going to drill your hole. Remove the pad by unscrewing the single Hex screw you installed earlier.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC205974.jpg

Using the mark you made, drill a single hole into the stock. I used a file to ensure the hole was just wide enough to slip the “grommet” into the stock.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC195945.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC205950.jpg


Insert your screw into the pad and begin to screw it into the “grommet”(1).

1
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC205955.jpg
Finish it off by screwing the remaining screws (2&3) in their appropriate holes.

2
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC205956.jpg

3
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC205957.jpg


Finished product:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC205963.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/PC205970.jpg

**Feel free to use a slightly larger or smaller bit, I erred on the side of caution because I didn’t want the “Grommet” hole too large. Don't forget to use a smaller bit to drill a pilot hole.



Magpul States you will not be able to completely close the stock. I have to agree with them but I have almost zero loss of function with my Magpul M93A stock, if any it is negligible.

combatvet
12-20-06, 01:09
If someone would please post this over at ARFCOM I'd appreciate it, I'm not welcome there anymore.:confused:

Paulinski
12-20-06, 14:42
Thanks for the install photos and write up. How come magpul shipped the 93 type stocks without all the necessary holes for buttpad installation?

SuicideHz
12-20-06, 15:38
If someone would please post this over at ARFCOM I'd appreciate it, I'm not welcome there anymore.:confused:

Combatvet- you either? F$%& 'em! If you aren't welcome, then neither should your helpful instructins, right?

Paulinksi- they didn't have buttpads for them back then!

NickB
12-20-06, 15:50
I created the install instructions for the butt pad with the help of one of our engineers. I'd be happy to email the PDF to anyone who wants it.

Cold Zero
12-20-06, 15:56
Nick;

Is there going to be an M93b trade in for credit program against the u.b.r. stock, or was that just a rumor?

thanks.

NickB
12-20-06, 16:02
Nick;

Is there going to be an M93b trade in for credit program against the u.b.r. stock, or was that just a rumor?

thanks.

Honestly, I haven't heard anything official out of Richard just yet. Shoot an email to drake@magpul.com and ask him. He's a lot more in the loop on those issues than myself.

Cold Zero
12-20-06, 16:13
Nick;

thanks for the reply.

combatvet; good instructions, thanks. does the 93b need the hole to be drilled or does it have one already?

NickB
12-20-06, 16:15
Nick;

thanks for the reply.

combatvet; good instructions, thanks. does the 93b need the hole to be drilled or does it have one already?

It needs to be drilled as well.

combatvet
12-20-06, 17:11
I created the install instructions for the butt pad with the help of one of our engineers. I'd be happy to email the PDF to anyone who wants it.


Bt all means please send me a copy, since I didn't have any I just winged it. i hope I didn't screw it up.

NickB
12-20-06, 23:33
Bt all means please send me a copy, since I didn't have any I just winged it. i hope I didn't screw it up.

PM me or post your email address here. I'd be happy to send it out ASAP.

snacks
12-21-06, 10:33
i was wondering where can we get the butt pad for the m93. I have an m93b. I have it set where i don't even want to fold it all the way down.

Thanks

combatvet
12-21-06, 16:27
Contact Magpul via web or phone.

http://www.magpul.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=70_74_93

or
http://www.magpul.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=contact_us

NeilsonTactical
12-21-06, 17:55
Yea baby....YEA!

Mike91A
01-06-07, 18:38
Just got mine. I installed one as per instructions. Had to adjust hole location with the bigger drill. Drilled hole 11/64 then larger 15/64. The second stock was done using the marker mathod. This method made for a better first hole placement. My stocks close completely as they are 93B . The 93s have material at buffer tube end that needs removal for complete closure. In Magpuls instructions it says to contact Magpul for help with this. Mike