Bipod on a rail, why ?

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Ok, seems like a silly question, but here it goes. I am making a new stock for f-class, and I was asking myself this. Why do we have long rails under our stocks ?

Last season I had a long rail, and I always mounted the bipod at the same place, as far in front as I could. So for the new stock, I could put a rail and still mount it at the front, or could I simply put a 1/4-20 insert in the front, and screw the M-Pod in place ?? Does bipod positionning really play shrink groups ? If yes, care to explain why ?

Thanks for the input
 
Bob,
Because many F type rifles you see on the line, are converted from TR, which have a long rail for mounting hand stops, generally at the same distance in front of the trigger guard as the LOP.
I agree with you that I also mount my bipod as far forward as possible.
I could not help but notice the ingenuity in the fixation of your recoil pad.
Unfortunately I feel you are limiting flexibility in adjustment on length, which would be used when shooting prone, vs at a bench which many of us have to do with our crazy "no sky" rule.
Just a thought.
 
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Most of my shooting with this stock will be shot prone, so the adjustability in lenght is not that much important for now. I can always swap later for a better/different hardware.
 
A rail is primarily useful if shooting prone with a handstop. Allows adjustment. If the rifle will only be fired using a bipod, I would omit the rail, and simply install the bipod hardware. I would think that a bipod mounted further out would bring more stability that one closer in.
 
This is what I was thinking. So a 1/4-20 insert into the stock, I will just bolt the bipod on the stock when I arrive at the range. Beauty of it is that with a single Allen wrench, I will be able to adjust everything on the stock, and even remove the barreled action from it.
 
Maybe you can inlay a drilled and tapped plate for extra strength and versatility where the bipod attaches, though its probably fine either way.
 
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