The wood is too thin and I really don't think it could support a bi-pod. The only solution would be to re enforce the wood on the inside with some sort of metal plate, this could hold the stud and spread the weight/stress over a greater area. However I won't be tinkering with my babies..

I thought of the clamp, one is available for the BSA S10 which uses a bottle of the same diameter, I think. I really don't like the idea of the rifles weight (if a sling was also fitted) being held by buddy bottle threads, just seems a bit dangerous to me

Just my thoughts anyway

Dazz