Sterling L2A3 folding stock details

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

Well troopers it's time to look closely at the inner workings of the folding stock.

 

far different than what you might expect when looking at plans and such on the web.

 

this complex part alone, before I owned it, was very detailed. now what I have read about, in

some descriptions I knew it had somthing inside it that was missing from all the "replica" parts

out there.

 

making your own functioning folding stock that locks into it's positions could be done, but

without having the part in it's original form makes it a job of guesswork.

 

nowhere have I seen accurate plans for this.

 

 

the locking pins that fit into the rear cap/d ring mount.

detail showing pin locations, bend guide and pin mount for stock bar.

detail showing stock front lock slider.

shoulder cap slightly out of it's detent lock. the detents match grooves in the bar.

another shot showing shoulder cap hinged and detent grooves

shows bottom of stock bar, with holes and a curved area in the mid point between two holes

detail showing stock bar floating. this assembly locks into the spring plate and cutouts on shouldercap

detail showing locking springplate

locking springplate with guides for stock bar.

bar about to click into shouldercap 1

bar about to click into shouldercap 2

bar clicked into shouldercap

another angle of springplate

stock in open locked position

detail of sliding front lock

detail showing plunger hinge sliding front lock

front lock sliding 1

front lock sliding 2

front lock sliding 3

Edited June 28, 2010 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[TK_LEPER]

Cool man!

[john danter]

Nice dude

Inside my stock I've those 2 little shapes.

No one will ever see them but I know they're there

[SamJ[501st]]

Great post Vern. I love the way it locks in to the barrel. I think you speak for a lot of us when you talk about guesswork.

 

I don't suppose you could get a pic of the way the lock near the endcap works though. I can't seem to work it out.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

the end cap:

 

I will be doing a post about that assembly tonight.

 

but the details of the assembly are that the entire rear cap moves forward riding on the recoil spring.

the stock locking pins slide the cap forward using pressure. it takes quite a bit of force

to engage the system.

 

rear end cap is locked into place or allowed to move by pressing the rear cap latch

firmly and allowing the spring under the cap latch to engage the holes

in the bottom of the end cap.

 

another complex part of the sterling@!

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

Nice dude

Inside my stock I've those 2 little shapes.

No one will ever see them but I know they're there

 

 

you can see them on most resin copies from the outside.

the locking pins are actually machined pins set into holes in the stock bar and tack welded.

 

for anyone attempting a working folding stock these details are a must.