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    Mounting bipod to barrel... good or bad?

    Is this a good idea? I wanted to mount a bipod to my Stag but not enough room on the rail. I've seen barrel mount adapters, but know nothing about them.

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    Putting a Bi-pod directly on the barell may mess up the natural vibrations of the barell and make you shoot some pretty nasty groups.

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    That sounds retarded. May I ask how do you not have enough rail space?
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    I thought that also. I have a free floating rail and mounting a bipod to the barrel seems like it would defeat that purpose.

    I have a Magpul angled grip... takes up all the space.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JrFreak View Post
    I thought that also. I have a free floating rail and mounting a bipod to the barrel seems like it would defeat that purpose.

    I have a Magpul angled grip... takes up all the space.
    May I ask why you'd need a AFG if you're doing bench shooting?

    I can't envision a good reason why you'd need both on there.

    If you feel this is drifting off topic, or I'm being interrogative tell me.
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    That is some football bat idea. What accessory did you find to allow barrel mounted bi-pods?
    Last edited by nimdabew; 05-20-11 at 20:54.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nimdabew View Post
    That is some football bat idea. What accessory did you find to allow barrel mounted bi-pods?
    This is sarcasm right? Please don't tell me you've never seen barrel mounted bipods

    (Not that I'd ever want to use one)
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    The logical next step would be to take the AFG off and put the bipod on to bench shoot, since it takes all of 10 seconds to remove it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    This is sarcasm right? Please don't tell me you've never seen barrel mounted bipods

    (Not that I'd ever want to use one)
    Not on an AR and not a bi-pod mount that doesn't connect to the bayonett lug. I have seen them on PKM's and clones, but mostly crew served weapons. I don't know why someone would want to put a bi-pod on an assumed carbine length gas system AR. I say it is a football bat idea because an Ar is about as light as they come and if you can't control the harsh recoil of an AR-15 or be able to heft the rifle for more than 30 seconds while in prone or on a wall, there is something seriously wrong with your forearm and shoulder strength.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nimdabew View Post
    Not on an AR and not a bi-pod mount that doesn't connect to the bayonett lug. I have seen them on PKM's and clones, but mostly crew served weapons. I don't know why someone would want to put a bi-pod on an assumed carbine length gas system AR. I say it is a football bat idea because an Ar is about as light as they come and if you can't control the harsh recoil of an AR-15 or be able to heft the rifle for more than 30 seconds while in prone or on a wall, there is something seriously wrong with your forearm and shoulder strength.
    The US Military thought it was a good idea back during the M16/M16A1 era. They issued them.

    Do a little research and you can find out all about it.

    OP - For best accuracy, it is best to keep things from touching the barrel
    Last edited by Redhat; 05-20-11 at 21:40.

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