Cantilevered Pic Rail as a Spigot???

[RFutch]

Has anyone used a regular pic rail mounted under the forearm of your chassis (cantilevered) as a spigot mount for a bipod?

I have a Bergara chassis that a spigot is not available for, and was wondering if this would be a solution that would work without a lot of flex?

Thanks

 

[spife7980]

Has anyone used a regular pic rail mounted under the forearm of your chassis (cantilevered) as a spigot mount for a bipod?

I have a Bergara chassis that a spigot is not available for, and was wondering if this would be a solution that would work without a lot of flex?

Thanks

I think the thickness will be the biggest issues. Most pic rails are awfully thin along the axis it would be bending on.

 

[Hollywood 6mm]

Has anyone used a regular pic rail mounted under the forearm of your chassis (cantilevered) as a spigot mount for a bipod?

I have a Bergara chassis that a spigot is not available for, and was wondering if this would be a solution that would work without a lot of flex?

Thanks

Which model rifle/chassis is it?

 

[RFutch]

Its a Bergara BMP chassis.

 

[spife7980]

I know brownells has picatiny blanks that come in foot long lengths etc and are more square sized vs the thin typical low profile as possible.
Not sure how you would need to go about drilling it to attach to the chassis. Maybe just holes and some of the cheap little mlock backers.

https://www.brownells.com/optics-mo...k-16-sku296000273-44961-188873.aspx?rrec=true

https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par...ement-screws-steel-black-prod73012.aspx?dym=y

 

[RFutch]

Hmm..

 

[spife7980]

It’ll look dumb but practically it wont be that different than what we do in my schuetzen club with a front cleat an inch back from the muzzle to push into the front rest barrier. Most arent as nicely integrated into the stock itself with the same rod extending from muzzle to butt like in my Wayne Young stock and rather they just screw into the bottom on an anschutz rail or are simply bolted on through the stock.

Ive wondered why there isnt a chassis with a full length forend yet.

 

[Tx_Aggie]

Another member posted a while back about adding a spigot to an XLR Element by using a modified BT63 Nose Rail. You might be able to do something similar to your BMP.

Here's a link to the post:

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/spigot-for-xlr-element.6893656/

And to the nose rail he used:

https://www.accu-shot.com/catalog_new/accessories-official-manufacturer/232-bt63.html

An MPA Spigot might also work.

 

[RFutch]

@spife7980

"If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid"

The BT63 or the MPA might work. I was hoping to do this without having to resort to a dremel but that may not be the case.

 

[b6graham]

area 419 bipod spigot?

 

[RFutch]

area 419 bipod spigot?

I couldn't find one on their site? What am I missing?

 

[spife7980]

area 419 bipod spigot?

Thats a good thought, just throw a 14" rail on it for a slong as possible (If arca is a possibility)
https://www.area419.com/product/arcalock-univ14/

I couldn't find one on their site? What am I missing?

https://www.area419.com/product/arcalock-mpa14/

 

[RFutch]

Ok I get it. I thought about an ARCA rail but I'm a cheap bastard.

 

[Steel head]

I did something similar.
I mounted an arca rail on the bottom of my XLR then made a spigot mount for a magpul (for now) bipod that mounts on top of the rail.

 

[b6graham]

Thats a good thought, just throw a 14" rail on it for a slong as possible (If arca is a possibility)
https://www.area419.com/product/arcalock-univ14/


https://www.area419.com/product/arcalock-mpa14/

https://www.area419.com/product/arcalock-spigot/

 

[RFutch]

So I borrowed an MPA Spigot and it’s going to work with a little work. Same threads as the bipod stud on the chassis so I can use that hole for the rear screw. All I will have to do is drill/tap for the front.

 

[Habituallinestepper]

Can you post a pic?

 

[RFutch]

I don’t have the spigot anymore I had to give it back. They seem to be all out of stock at the moment.

It wouldn’t fit inside the forend and still clear the barrel. I’ll end up mounting it to the bottom of the forend after drilling and tapping the front hole.