Anybody every try to install a spigot style bipod adapter to a wood stock?

[TNottingham]

I have a Savage MAKO 93r17 that I would either love to mount a atlas rail to the bottom, or try and get a spigot in the front, I do not want to mount a harris. I cannot go back after having the Atlas. Preferably the spigot would be the best. I beielive because of the shark fins cut in the front of the stock, the spigot could be modified and threaded with a nut from the back side ( inside the shark fins ).... any ideas? or should I scrap that idea and just mount the rail?


ps. the rifle in the picture is not mine, I just don't have a picture of mine on the computer yet....but I thought that would give an idea of the shape of the stock...

Thanks!!!

 

[cannoncrossfire]

Most normal people would just go rail on the bottom for this situation.
If you look at the socket on an AI which works with the Atlas spigot, there's a few things that need doing to the wood stock - a clip or screw to internally hold the spigot in the hole - the hole in the front of the stock for a spigot to fit into, and then a 'shelf' which locks up against the shelf on the Atlas spigot attachment to stop it from rocking left to right. On a pretty stock like that, i'd just put a rail on the bottom because a spigot socket could end up in tears.

 

[TNottingham]

That's kind of what I was thinking, although I figured I could weld and thread the spigot to have a nut on the end to tighten up. I didn't realize it needs s shelf to stop tilting though, never seen one in person. Can a rail be mounted with out using t nuts on the side of the stock? because of the shark fin openings on the front, the t nuts can't sit underneath the barrel, maybe a small screw and washer instead? Ill post some pic's later

 

[ScottNC]

I mounted a rail parallel to the Bore, you can then have multiple uses