bipod on hogue FF foreend?

[shibby]

On an 18' AR, Ill be putting a hogue rifle length handguard...are there any accessories with which to mount a bipod?

 

[Juice Boxes]

18 feet ohh my god that things gunna get some velocity.

 

[shibby]

Excellent contribution, thank you

 

[Whitman31]

I purchased one of these...(the threaded type)

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=25014/Product/TACTICAL_SWIVEL_MOUNTS

Then drilled and tapped the Hogue tube. If I remember right, this isn't a "standard" size thread, it required me to borrow a special tap from a friend. I mounted a Harris bi-pod to mine. Due to the way that the Harris design apply's quite a bit of pressure when tightened down the swivel portion of the part pulled out from the threaded portion. This was fixed by using a punch to apply a slight "mushroom" to the end of the stud portion after re-assembling it...

I also used a drop of blue loc-tite between the steel threads and the aluminum tube, just in case.

I've had zero issues, the end result is a very clean, low-profile type design. I also added one the these studs on the side to accept a sling. I found that mounting the sling on the side of the rifle lets it ride much flatter on your back.

Hope this helps...

 

[jpwilly]

If your tapping into aluminum a machine swivel stud mount should work try this link: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=664961

 

[shibby]

Thanks guys! I am in complete lack of the machinery necessary to do that right, but I found this on Hogue's site:

http://www.hoguestore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=6422

Looks like it would be a solution, without having to machine anything.

 

[Whitman31]

jpwilly,
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but won't indexing that type of stud be a bit of a problem?