Harris No. 2R Radiused Fore-End Flange Nut for Wood Stocks

Description

The Harris No. 2R flange nut solves a common headache for folks running a wood-stocked rifle with no factory stud up front. It gives you a solid sling swivel stud attachment point down at the fore-end, which is exactly what you need to hang a stud-mount Harris bipod off your rifle. The trick here is the radiused flange, curved with a 3/4-inch radius so it seats cleanly against a rounded fore-end and tucks in under a magazine or gas tube where a flat plate simply wouldn't fit.

What the No. 2R Radiused Flange Nut Actually Does

This is a steel adapter with a single-eyelet sling swivel stud built in. Once installed, your rifle behaves like any other stud-equipped gun, meaning you can clip on a Harris bipod or a quick-detach swivel and be ready to go. It's a favorite in the M1A and M14 crowd because those rifles don't come with a forward stud from the factory, and the curved flange is shaped to sit under the gas cylinder without fighting the barrel. Made in the USA and cut to Harris's own tolerances, so it mates up right with the rest of their bipod line.

Fitting the 2R to Your Wood or Polymer Fore-End

Worth knowing up front: this isn't always a drop-in part. On tighter stocks, especially some M1A wood and glass-bedded stocks, folks report needing to inlet the wood a bit or shave the plate down with a Dremel so it sits flush and doesn't press against the bottom of the gas cylinder. That's normal for this style of mount, and once it's seated properly it holds a bipod rock solid with no wandering after a string of shots. Plan on a little fitting time rather than a two-minute install and you'll be happy with the result.

If you've already got a Harris bipod and a wood or polymer fore-end without a stud, the No. 2R is the bridge between the two. Simple part, does one job, does it well.