Couple of Questions on the Stock Version 1.9

pigseye

Printed the stock in Sunlu PLA+ 2.0 and it turned out great. Questions:

I'm assuming that 1.9 is the latest design version because it was released in 2023. Is this correct?
Why are there holes on the side? They look like remnants of Gen version 2 but the side holes are not present in Gen 3. Is there another version coming out with the side holes removed?
Any concerns in printing the stock in PETG?

Thanks!

Edit - spelling

undeadchew

The holes are present in the Adapter on Gen 3, instead of in the Butt. They are QD Sling mounts.

I don't see an issue with a PETG stock, but also have never used the material.

https://hoffmantactical.com/designs/stock-system/

The holes may be filled in a slicer with filler objects or in cad if you desire.

pigseye

Ahhh, I see the detents now and the enforcers for those locations.

Appreciate your timely feedback for what now appears to be a dumb question.

Thanks

undeadchew

pigseye Not a dumb question, happy to help.

pigseye

Hi Undeadchew and all,
Even with the enforcers, I'm not sure I would trust PLA to hold a QD sling mount for any significant amount of time. Especially for over the shoulder carrying. My expectation is that eventually the PLA would weaken and the QD mount would pop out.

Anyone have long term experience with using QD mounts in the stocks?

Thanks

hoffmantactical

Yes, those are QD sling mounts. Never actually had one fail. In fact, I once had a china made swivel fail in the plastic mount, but mount was fine.

New stocks I moved the mounts rearward, was a mistake. Need to move them back forward where its more balanced.

pigseye

hoffmantactical Glad to hear you experienced no mount failures to date. I'm going to give the QD mount a try when the rifle is finished.

Thanks