Okay, here we go.

Here is my A5 without the shroud, with my brass and Apex.


Here it is with the shroud. I still have yet to finish it as the school year ended before I could finish it all, and I havent painted it yet. The finish you see is from sandblasting it.


It fits the shroud pretty good, I did use 3 layers of electrical tape on the Apex itself to provide a buffer zone.


A close up of the set screws. Not sure what Im going to do here, but there isnt enough room for a counter bore, so I think that Im just going to go with these screws.


The little one is the adapter for the A5. I bored the shroud itself out so that there was a lip for the adapter to stop at. The shroud and adapter fit perfectly, and both are threaded for the screws.


I chucked it up in the mill so that I could put this in. It works fine, I just use my leatherman that is almost always in my pocket to adjust it.


And yes lads, it stays on there pretty darn good. I have no fear of damaging my barrel with this bad boy on there. Its kinda heavy, but hey, whats an A5 for??


I would recommend using PVC for this project as it will be lighter and probably easier to machine for the average joe, but maybe not as strong. I would still make an alum. adapter so that you could actually thread it and not worry about the screws pulling out. This rests on the barrel adapter and apex only (doesnt really touch the Apex though) and at no time comes in contact with the barrel itself.

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