I have a Veteran Standard, and put a stud in the forend for a Harris bipod. If I hunt with it, I'll put another in the toe of the stock and use a cotton GI sling, my favorite. I'll remove the rear stud when shooting from a bench, or other target shooting.
EDIT: have you actually run that setup with your Taipan mounted to the scope rail?
This was my mod for that
& it centered the balance point of gun - it appears that it touches the scope but there is a lot of room made out of 3/16 rod![]()