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Of which I have little real experience, a laddie came in the other day with swivwl 9-13" bipod which wouldn't fit his rifle anymore kept coming unstuck from the stud.

Upon looking at it it appeared to me that where the bipod locks onto the rifle stud there are supposed to be two "T" shaped pins that enter the stud holes and get tightened up by screwing the knurled nut, his problem seemed to be that one of the T pins was missing and the other one was ready to join it.

There are no markings on the bipod so I don't know what make it is, any one have any experience of such a mishap and know where the little T pins can be got from?

I had that problem with one of my bipods and couldn't find replacements at all. I came up with a solution based on the modifications made by the previous owner of my Rossi. I'll go and photograph the bipods and get back to you.

The bipod attached to the Rossi Bipod removed. It looks a bit rough, but it does the job.
My version of the above My modification I would describe as semi permanent, as the screw replaces the sling swivel in the woodwork. The screw is one of those coarse threaded ones you find with flat packed furniture. All I've done is remove the fixing mechanism from the bipod, put the screw through the knurled nut and tightened it up with an Allen key. If you need more pictures, let me know.

Sounds like he's got a Stoney Creek bipod. They're most commonly sold by optics warehouse. It's a pretty regular fault with this bipod. Most people are aware of it and tack them before using - that and using locktite on the nuts.