DIY anti-rotation mod to QD swivel

I made this a few months ago and thought I would share. The Larue rail clips already provide some resistance to swivel rotation(but don’t prevent rotation), so I just roughed one up with sandpaper and made a mound of JB weld on it to add some height. Now that pesky swivel won’t rotate more than 45 degrees in each direction and my sling won’t give me trouble. As a side note, Adding the JB weld made this rail clip snap on very securely because it made it more rigid. Normally they snap on pretty secure, but this one is tight! Yes it is ugly, yes it is amateurish and yes it works. This might work well with other rail covers too, but I don’t use other rail covers. JB weld dries very hard and is tough stuff. I already had extra rail clips and JB weld on hand, so this cost nothing.

Before anyone goes and tries this, just note that not all QD sockets have a rail slot right next to them. For example, the QD sockets furthest out on the URX rail do not have a rail slot right next to them so this does not work without modifying the plan some. Put a thin coat of JB on, then wait a minute or two for it to thicken up, then put more on and build it up.

Funny, I was about to ask if anyone knew a way to do something similiar to my Vltor stock to limit rotation. I thought about trying something with JB Weld. The guys at work make fun of me because of how much I use it to fix things. Looks like you found a good solution to your problem.