If one has an AR rifle with a "plastic" type of carbine forend that has a lot of vent holes in it, is there a way to install a sling stud? I want it for a Harris bipod install.

Thanks

Sure, make a metal plate contoured to fit the inside radius of the tube, with a hole tapped in it to screw the stud into. I've done several.

Thanks John.

If you don't want to make one, Harris makes an AR 15 bipod/stud adapter that is pretty much what was described above.

I made my own plate out of alum was't hard.

appreciate all the help!

I'll tell you this, with all the aftermarket tactical crap you can buy for an AR you don't really need to make anything. Other then if the part you want is expensive for what it is. Then make it.

I have an AR and so does my younger brother. We wanted single point sling adapters for the buffer tube. Holly crap $30 to $50 for stamped piece of sheet metal. No way. I took a set of Uncle mikes sling swivels and cut the head of the stud. Welded that to the existing plate and used some cold blue on the weld. Total cost for both was $15 plus about thirty minutes of my time.

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Originally posted by df06:
If one has an AR rifle with a "plastic" type of carbine forend that has a lot of vent holes in it, is there a way to install a sling stud? I want it for a Harris bipod install.

Thanks

I took a cheap picatinny rail, screws, washers, nuts and attached them to the lower hand guard.

A floater hand guard will enhance accuracy.
Then attach your sling swivel stud/bipod.

Why not just talk to your gunsmith about it?