I was looking at a Steyer catalog the other day and thinking about the integral bipod on the scout, and thinking that it seemed like a good idea, not nearly as bulky as something like a harris bipod.
Then I started thinking, would it be possible to make a free float handguard for an AR15 with an integral Steyer type bipod that fit into the handguard. And could the top of the float tube have a rail for mounting a scout type forward scope? (on a flat top of course) and to top it off, there could be a tac light mounted on the left side of the float tube. (kind of like the new surefire set up) Manufacturing wise, it couldn't be to awfully expensive to make. I'm sure it could be done a lot cheaper than the surefire system goes for with just the light.
What do you guys think? Is this viable, and would you buy one if somebody made it? It just seems like it could be a really versitile all purpose rifle, its like all the accesories that people can buy for an AR in one part. Heck you could make and AR10 version and have a "MacDaddy Scout".
Then I started thinking, would it be possible to make a free float handguard for an AR15 with an integral Steyer type bipod that fit into the handguard. And could the top of the float tube have a rail for mounting a scout type forward scope? (on a flat top of course) and to top it off, there could be a tac light mounted on the left side of the float tube. (kind of like the new surefire set up) Manufacturing wise, it couldn't be to awfully expensive to make. I'm sure it could be done a lot cheaper than the surefire system goes for with just the light.
What do you guys think? Is this viable, and would you buy one if somebody made it? It just seems like it could be a really versitile all purpose rifle, its like all the accesories that people can buy for an AR in one part. Heck you could make and AR10 version and have a "MacDaddy Scout".