I took a look through all posts that I could find relating to this and didn't quite find the info I am looking for, so here goes...
I have a custom shooter made by a local friend that uses a vanilla weight bolt (just sent him an email for more detail on that) but I want to use a screw on butt extension, preferably Predator 8" with the quick release (QR) attachment that fits their Uni-loc weight bolt system. I have been using one of those aluminum/plastic collet types but am not happy with the way they feel.
My choices are: just buy a Predator cue and use the butt (haven't been able to find anyone just selling the butts new), have my friend make another butt with the Predator weight bolt setup or retrofit the butt that came with the cue.
My friend is not familiar with the Predator weight system and while he has been building cues for about 60 years he now only does it for friends and is having health issues so I did some poking around on the 'net and am left with a few questions:
- do the Predator uni-loc weight bolts screw directly into wooden threads or is there some kind of metal receptacle/insert that receives them? I looked at all the cue maker suppliers I could find and did not find any such insert.
- the replacement bumper supplied with their extension looks like it might have threads; does it screw into the butt or is it just a push in affair with ribs instead of threads?
- from other posts it looks like the weight bolts are either an M16 1.5 thread or 3/8-16; are these interchangeable or do they use the M16 1.5?
- does anyone know if the pin used by the Predator extension is the same as the standard Uni-loc quick release joint?
We do have some local shooters that use Predator but I don't think any of them are going to let me disassemble them to have a look. :grin: and none of them are using the QR extension.
Based on the fact that Predator sells the weight kit to anyone it would appear that they have provided a way for the average Joe to secure the weight bolt so that it doesn't act like a slide hammer and doesn't need to be caulked etc.
Anyone out there have any experience with this?
Thanks!
I have a custom shooter made by a local friend that uses a vanilla weight bolt (just sent him an email for more detail on that) but I want to use a screw on butt extension, preferably Predator 8" with the quick release (QR) attachment that fits their Uni-loc weight bolt system. I have been using one of those aluminum/plastic collet types but am not happy with the way they feel.
My choices are: just buy a Predator cue and use the butt (haven't been able to find anyone just selling the butts new), have my friend make another butt with the Predator weight bolt setup or retrofit the butt that came with the cue.
My friend is not familiar with the Predator weight system and while he has been building cues for about 60 years he now only does it for friends and is having health issues so I did some poking around on the 'net and am left with a few questions:
- do the Predator uni-loc weight bolts screw directly into wooden threads or is there some kind of metal receptacle/insert that receives them? I looked at all the cue maker suppliers I could find and did not find any such insert.
- the replacement bumper supplied with their extension looks like it might have threads; does it screw into the butt or is it just a push in affair with ribs instead of threads?
- from other posts it looks like the weight bolts are either an M16 1.5 thread or 3/8-16; are these interchangeable or do they use the M16 1.5?
- does anyone know if the pin used by the Predator extension is the same as the standard Uni-loc quick release joint?
We do have some local shooters that use Predator but I don't think any of them are going to let me disassemble them to have a look. :grin: and none of them are using the QR extension.
Based on the fact that Predator sells the weight kit to anyone it would appear that they have provided a way for the average Joe to secure the weight bolt so that it doesn't act like a slide hammer and doesn't need to be caulked etc.
Anyone out there have any experience with this?
Thanks!