All about bipods for the M14 / M1a?

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Can anyone offer general thoughts on using / choosing a bipod for the M14? I don't have a particular application in mind but wonder where/when do you find a bipod on your M14 becomes useful and practical? What does one look for in terms of the equipment ... what are your preferred makes, sizes and models, etc? Any thoughts, pictures or suggestions would be welcome.

Cheers!
 
remove one of the forward sling rivets- replace that with a sling stud( the one they use for detachable slings) and a t nut on the other side- then attach a harris to that- some guys go through the drain hole, but the same set up- forget about the "issued " bipod as it attaches to the gas assembly , which is attached to the barrel, and shifts the barrel when you go prone and bang it against the ground
 
I've got a versapod rail adaptor and Smith Ent QD bipod on mine.

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I make a tripod from 3X12" pieces of wood dowel and tie it with paracord.

- Its cheap, very light, steady and compact.
 
I have the older SEI bipod on my M21A5 RRM and the Tango Down Advanced combat bipod on two SAGE stocked M14s.

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Yes you can Bush Man & there is specific 1's for it. But be prepared to clean your rifle alot more as this will cause alot more carbon deposits in your rifle as there will be a lack of ventilation coming from your piston op-rod area.
 
Bush Man said:
Whats the deal with the drain hole? Can I put a sling stud in there, I could make a little insert in the hole to support it.
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While it will drain out water, its main function is to help vent gas from the stock. Most of the gas goes out the small hole in the gas cyl just ahead of the ferrule.
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J996 said:
While it will drain out water, its main function is to help vent gas from the stock.
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That "exhaust" is coming from further ahead of the stock, out the hole on the bottom of the gas tube. Only water comes out the stock hole, if it's raining or if you if you get it full of water, i.e. crossing a river.
 
Bobcat Logic said:
That "exhaust" is coming from further ahead of the stock, out the hole on the bottom of the gas tube. Only water comes out the stock hole, if it's raining or if you if you get it full of water, i.e. crossing a river.
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I know;) added that info a few minutes ago. Gas still gets into the stock from the back of the gas cyl. I have always been told those are its two functions: Drain water, vent gas. But hey, maybe someone here knows for sure.
 
I've been told that that hole was put there specifically to drain water... and that there is already enough space through which to vent gas throughout the rest of the rifle. But i've also seen lots of photos like the one above where gas is venting out of that hole like a m*therf**ker. So, i think everyone is right.
But to answer the question... you can plug it up with a bipod swivel and not mess up the function of your rifle.
 
I could be wrong, but the correct description is "Weep Hole".... Don't ask me where I got it, but I've long since forgotten where. :rolleyes:

And yup, all of you are right, mounting a QD stud there in the weep hole is straightforward. In the past I (gotta scratch my head here...) I've had success with a Harris (made) bipod adapter... # 2 or # 2A? I just cannot recall. I've JBWeld'ed that plate in place and the QD stud threaded into that plate.

Lemme go and have a look: http://w w w.harrisbipods.com/

It's an HB2A or an HB2 or an HB2R depends on how you want to resin that plate into place. Also depends on how thick your stock is. I'm referring to the super strong and thin USGI glass stocks versus the McMillan "Fat Bastard" M1A stock or the Boyd's Lamstock. Both these last 2 stocks mentioned have fatter profiles/thicknesses so you might have to use a longer stud than the one provided with the HB2x kit you bought.

If one is not sure what to use , but you are handy with tools, I suggest buying BOTH the HB2A and HB2B and tinkering around. They are not that expensive. Besides now you can add a QD stud to your OTHER M14 because you took my advice and bought TWO :eek: of them to prevent #### loss. :evil:

heh heh heh

Hope this helps the M14 addiction! :D

Cheers,
Barney
 
Satain said:
Is this M14Doctor's stock or did you make this yourself H2O MAN?
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It's one of HalfMOA's RRM stocks (Rigid Rail Modification). I added the AFG and bipod.

The RRM was a short lived project and the guy left town with folks stocks & money.
 
Hungry said:
I could be wrong, but the correct description is "Weep Hole".... Don't ask me where I got it, but I've long since forgotten where. :rolleyes:
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It's a drain hole, or more specifically, a "water drainage hole." Reference: SA-SIP-7790476 Rifle, U.S. 7.62-MM, M14 National Match. Department of the Army Springfield Armory January 1966: page 62.

Why is it there? From M14 Rifle History and Development Fourth Edition:

"During the rain test of a T44, the barrel channel in the stock became flooded. So, Mr. Savioli solved the problem by designing the 5/16 " diameter hole into the bottom of the stock just forward of the sling swivel."

Reference: Humphreville, Mark. Telephone interview. March 18, 2007. Mr. Humphreville was a co-worker and friend of Guilio Savioli in the 1970s at the General Thomas J Rodman Laboratory located at Rock Island Arsenal. After Springfield Armory closed in 1968, Mr. Savioli worked at the Rodman Laboratory at Rock Island Arsenal and then at Picatinny Arsenal. He retired with thirty years of government service and at least eleven U. S. Patents to his credit. Mr. Savioli passed away in 2009.
 
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