Originally Posted by
OlongJohnson
I've searched a couple different ways and not found an answer.
Has anybody come up with a clean, simple solution for replacing the plastic Pic rail? I've seen a head snap off one of the factory screws when a buddy was zeroing his 1301 Tac, so I want to come up with an improved solution. At the very least, better screws, but might as well look at the whole system.
There's the Mesa Tactical side saddle. Mixed reviews on the shell holder itself, and it seems kinda silly to buy the whole system just to cut the rail off and use only that.
I'm thinking the easiest substantial upgrade solution might be to buy the Beretta factory rail for the Comp, which is aluminum rather than plastic, and drill and shorten it to work on the Tac. Would probably adjust the countersinks to work with standard screw specs (flathead cone angle), rather than using the Beretta screws. The curvature on the top of the receiver should be the same, I'd think.
Has anybody done something clean that a search of the thread (rather than reading all 145 pages) didn't find?