Thanks for the great discussion.
I'm going to try to find someone with press and will coerce it until it fits nicely. The spherical mounts make a lot of sense too. I do have an adjustable upper brace (from IPSCO) that has been on for a few months. I set it up with just a very slight amount of outward pressure but haven't touched it since.
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