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[badshotlal]

Good day to all,

  This is probably a dumb question, but I've practiced for 63 years   I am working on a Stevens 200 rifle to make it a pasable predator calling rifle for this winter.
  I've  discovered that my old (ealry "60s mfg.) is just too short for a comfortable posture.  Have any of you folks founf this and built extensions to the legs?  It appears that the cap is part of the spring loaded locking mechanism, so it just simply cant'ed be takened off and go from there.
  Ovbiously trying to use what I have to protect our limited budget   Any input will be sincerely appreciated.  Hope your summer has been pleasant.

God Bless


badshotlal

[trotterlg]

I am guessing you are talking about a bipod, don't see the word but spring loaded gave it away.  Guess it depends on how much taller you need it to be, you could knock some wooden dowls in to extend the legs and pin them in to retain the springs, you could slip some metal tubing over the legs and put a couple of pins in to retain the springs, or do what I did and just cut a couple of sticks and put a screw though them and make a bipod the proper heigth.  Larry

[badshotlal]

Hi Larry

  Thanks for the ideas.  Wooden dowels had passed through what little mind matter I retain, but the pinned idea had not.  Not just sure how I would capture that spring to allow that.  Maybe just have to fish it out.
  I am a real clutz -- need instructions for a hammer.  Hoped I could locate a arrow shaft with sufficient I.D., but have not.  Will look at some PVC and see if that might be an option.  But I can't see, other than the dowel concept, any way that precludes cutting off the collars that stop the legs as they close.
  Hmmmmmm///

God Bless


badshotlal