I have a Tactical Solutions Pac-lite upper for my Ruger Mk III 22/45. I got the one without the rail and have since decided to put a rail on it.
I got the Volquartsen rail instead of the Tac-Sol rail because it was cheaper (by $15 before shipping) and I ordered a couple of other parts for it.
Problem 1, the rear sight is staked on mine rather than screwed on. Oh well, didn't want to remove rear sight anyway.
So, I cut the rail down to fit the barrel with the rear sight in place and I ran into problem 2; Tac-Sol decided to use an extremely non-standard thread/screw in the rail-mounting holes.
They use a 6-40 screw, which you can't just walk into an Ace Hardware and buy (I went to three).
I found some online, so they are coming, but at a premium price (about a dollar each). So now my cheaper rail isn't much cheaper.
Anyway, stupid odd threads aside, it'll be ready for an optic in a few days.
I got the Volquartsen rail instead of the Tac-Sol rail because it was cheaper (by $15 before shipping) and I ordered a couple of other parts for it.
Problem 1, the rear sight is staked on mine rather than screwed on. Oh well, didn't want to remove rear sight anyway.
So, I cut the rail down to fit the barrel with the rear sight in place and I ran into problem 2; Tac-Sol decided to use an extremely non-standard thread/screw in the rail-mounting holes.
They use a 6-40 screw, which you can't just walk into an Ace Hardware and buy (I went to three).
I found some online, so they are coming, but at a premium price (about a dollar each). So now my cheaper rail isn't much cheaper.
Anyway, stupid odd threads aside, it'll be ready for an optic in a few days.
