I need a good way of attaching my bipod

[rich m]

Howdy, all!

I've got a dilemma. I've got a real nice bipod. I think it's a Harris, or a clone/copy thereof. aluminum extendable legs, rubber-coated place for forestock contact. springloaded fold/lock pivots for those legs. It's cool. I like it. Here's the downside. It had a cheesy little pinch-y grab thing to attach onto the rifle-sling swivel. After 2-3 recoils from the 8mm (think-"approximately . 30-06), and the subsequent bolt-working disturbance the thing would be loose on the mount, and require re-attaching. So, being the genius (think Wile E. Coyote) that I am, I disassembled the stock, drilled it thru, and bolted the bipod right to the wood. Now, it's solid ! However, one fine day, I let the folding spring just yank the leg into position, and, Newtonian physics being what it is, the wood tore right out :--) .



I want to either modify this 'pod, or obtain a whole new one that has a non-marring surface that will clamp around the barrel, thereby eliminating the chance of further wood damage. Better yet, if I could find/obtain one that was designed to use the bayonet lug, in the same way that the cheapy-cheesy M-16's folding aluminum one worked, I'd be pretty stoked.



I've got a couple of those $7. 00 plastic-fiber clamp-style bipods. They don't hold well under that kind of recoil. They're OK for a . 22, but not for 8x57 (Czech model VZ24) or for my Enfield . 303.



Those two really require sterner stuff.



Any knowledgeables amongst you???

 

[rich m]

Howdy, all!

I've got a dilemma. I've got a real nice bipod. I think it's a Harris, or a clone/copy thereof. aluminum extendable legs, rubber-coated place for forestock contact. springloaded fold/lock pivots for those legs. It's cool. I like it. Here's the downside. It had a cheesy little pinch-y grab thing to attach onto the rifle-sling swivel. After 2-3 recoils from the 8mm (think-"approximately . 30-06), and the subsequent bolt-working disturbance the thing would be loose on the mount, and require re-attaching. So, being the genius (think Wile E. Coyote) that I am, I disassembled the stock, drilled it thru, and bolted the bipod right to the wood. Now, it's solid ! However, one fine day, I let the folding spring just yank the leg into position, and, Newtonian physics being what it is, the wood tore right out .



I want to either modify this 'pod, or obtain a whole new one that has a non-marring surface that will clamp around the barrel, thereby eliminating the chance of further wood damage. Better yet, if I could find/obtain one that was designed to use the bayonet lug, in the same way that the cheapy-cheesy M-16's folding aluminum one worked, I'd be pretty stoked.



I've got a couple of those $7. 00 plastic-fiber clamp-style bipods. They don't hold well under that kind of recoil. They're OK for a . 22, but not for 8x57 (Czech model VZ24) or for my Enfield . 303.



Those two really require sterner stuff.



Any knowledgeables amongst you???

 

[vinconco]

I've been using harris bipods for years and never had one come off. Did you tighten the screw next to the "pinchy grabby things"

 

[The patriot]

Something like this?

This is Butler Creek part#10522. It's made by Michaels of Oregon.

HTH

Eric

http://www.butler-creek.com/m_swivels_p.asp?grpky=111

 

[The patriot]

Something like this?

This is Butler Creek part#10522. It's made by Michaels of Oregon.

HTH

Eric

http://www.butler-creek.com/m_swivels_p.asp?grpky=111

 

[LSMITH]

Don't clamp it to the barrel, your shot to shot consistency will go out the window especially from offhand to prone with the bipod supporting the weapon. It could make several inches of difference at 100 yards.



Personally I would try to bolt it through the eye of the sling swivel stud, or learn to shoot with a sling in the prone position instead. I prefer a good sling to a bipod. There is a bedding epoxy you can get from Brownells that will adhere to the wood quite well and you can glue your mount into the stock where it tore out, the epoxy will not give out. If you epoxy in some metal (like a 1/2"x1/2" flat piece 1/8" thick) directly over the hole you drilled after relieving the stock to fit the plate it will not come out until you break the end of the stock off. Hope this helps.

 

[rich m]

Howdy, Eric---

that looks like the general idea, but, I think 0. 635" is smaller than either one of the 2 rifle's barrel diameters... . I'll check the responses on my accidental duplicate, and "lock" this one until I know you've had time to catch my "thank you"... . rm











hmmmm... . I can't find the damn padlock..... maybe a "moderator" has'em all, or I might just do the "delete"

 

[rich m]

thanks, LSMITH

Howdy, Eric---

that looks like the general idea, but, I think 0. 635" is smaller than either one of the 2 rifle's barrel diameters... . I'll check the responses on my accidental duplicate, and "lock" this one until I know you've had time to catch my "thank you"... . rm

----I just copy/pasted this same message, and will go erase the other thread... rm













the wood there's kinda thin, and not much room for relieving, but that's pretty close to what I'd already (unsuccessfully) done, with a big washer--- i guess a longitudinal piece of strap would spread the stress a bit better, though... .





I've been using harris bipods for years and never had one come off. Did you tighten the screw next to the "pinchy grabby things"



---yup----like I said, it may be a "clone" that mightn't have had quite the quality, and, also, more of a "universal" than a "custom"... those old Mauser swivels are really wide, and the claw just didn't grab really well... If all else fails, I'll get a nice synthetic stock with a "Monte Carlo" cheek-pad, and re-attempt a more conventional-looking bipodding... . In any event, would beat having the left rear sling swivel try to knock out my right-lower bicuspid on every recoil :{



as for slings and prone, "can do", but, I've become a wimp in my old age, and there just ain't a single comfortable soft spot in the whole state of Nevada for me to lie down that way

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

I took care of merging the two together for you rich. Only moderators have the ability to lock threads.

 

[rich m]

thanks, steve

 

[DRR-24V]

LSmith Is Giving Good Advice !!

The way I would fix it here in the shop is to inlet a 1/4" flat steel plate in the forend drilled and tapped for a machine screw rather than a wood screw. Glasbed the plate in with Acra-Glas and it will never come loose.

 

[GFoley]

If its that big a deal , get a McMillan solid filled stock w/ or w/o an inletted railand be done with it. You might even get lucky and find one if their "internet deals" stcks that fit the bill.

 

[rich m]

Originally posted by GFoley

If its that big a deal , get a McMillan solid filled stock w/ or w/o an inletted railand be done with it. You might even get lucky and find one if their "internet deals" stcks that fit the bill.

in case you didn't hear it, I said, "Hmmmmmmmm, who is this McMillan?--better go net-crawling and see who he means... . "

 

[The patriot]

You could probibally build a rail in the bottom of the stock, like some diciplines of shooters use. I dont know how it'll hold up, or how difficult it would be to install. If you'd want it set into the stock, this will be a big job. If you wouldnt mind it bolted to the outside of the stock, it'll be an easy install.

It would be very adjustable.

Try Champions chioce shooting supplies, cant remember the names of the other places. Anyone that handles smallbore shooters stuff.

Mo's in Massachusetts comes to mind. I dont think any of these places have a web site.

Harris may have something like this, or Michaels of Oregon. You'll have to do some searching on this one.

Eric



http://www.tjgeneralstore.com/harris_bipods.htm



Go about 1/2 way down the page. I dunno what they look like, but theyre only $10. 00.



This place has em for $6. 25.

http://www.kesselrings.com/Rifles/accessories/Harris Bipods.htm

HTH