How to Install & Mount a Tapco SKS Hand Grip Rail

Installing and Mounting a Tapco SKS Hand Grip Rail

• 1

  Check that the rifle is unloaded before changing the hand guard.

• 2

  Place the rifle safety in the on position and press the trigger group release button, located behind the trigger.

• 3

  Pull both the bolt and magazine backward. This action will cause the magazine to pivot forward.

• 4

  Detach the receiver and barrel assembly.

• 5

  Rotate the small lever (on the right side of the rear sight) to its lowest detent and separate the gas tube assembly from the receiver.

• 6

  Remove the original hand grip from the gas tube assembly and (using the original hand grip bracket) replace it with the Tapco hand grip.

• 7

  Place the gas tube assembly back into the receiver and rotate the small lever back to its original position.

Scope Mounting

• 8

  Loosen the mounting screws of the scope rings and widen the mounting bracket. To mount a scope (or other accessory) to your Tapco hand grip, the scope must be equipped with weaver-style scope rings.

• 9

  Place the scope on the weaver-style base and align the mounting screws with the slots of the weaver base on the hand grip.

• 10

  Adjust the mounting bracket to align with the sides of the weaver base. Tighten the mounting screws. Your scope is now mounted.