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Zach, yes, those bits could be made to work. My main reason for not starting there, and I thought about it, is that the gun is behind the rider, and not too accessible from astride the bike, feet flat on the ground. Another, the gun would have to be either vertical, or tilted rearward at the stock. You'd not be able to angle the muzzle rearward and stock forward, as the rider would be in way of it. I would not fully trust the wire ties, particularly the thin ones you illustrated (maybe you meant those as "generic example", and would use the eighth inch or heavier ones). I'd want something permanent and physical to positively prevent the scabbard working its way axially until it hits something.
Depending on the Q-factor of the bottom bracket, there may be sufficient space between the frame's main tubes and the rider's legs and pedals to mount the hard case scabbard, muzzle down and forward, but to clear the front wheel as it steers, then angled up and rearward to put the buttplate behind the rider. Again, I'd have to see it. Slung nearly horizontal just below the top tube is another possibility.
Yet one more position to explore would be muzzle down and rearward, scabbard based in a sort of socket at the non-drive side rear dropout, and coming up alongside, or close to alongside, the non drive seatstay. The butt would likely end up ahead of the seatpost, and, depending on the angle of the seatstay, may or may not be clear of the rider. That may, if it works, be the best position of all.... rigidly mounted, out of the way, readily accessible to rider, even astide the bike, feet on ground, protected in almost any unplanned excursions into the rough, close to the CG of the bike, and so close the centreline of the bike it won't make a bit of difference except for the deadweight of it.
If I had the bike here..........
I do like the hard plastic scabbard, though, far above the hide one. Absolutely waterproof, sufficiently rigid as to protect it in a fall, waterproof IF cap is properly fitted....
Depending on the Q-factor of the bottom bracket, there may be sufficient space between the frame's main tubes and the rider's legs and pedals to mount the hard case scabbard, muzzle down and forward, but to clear the front wheel as it steers, then angled up and rearward to put the buttplate behind the rider. Again, I'd have to see it. Slung nearly horizontal just below the top tube is another possibility.
Yet one more position to explore would be muzzle down and rearward, scabbard based in a sort of socket at the non-drive side rear dropout, and coming up alongside, or close to alongside, the non drive seatstay. The butt would likely end up ahead of the seatpost, and, depending on the angle of the seatstay, may or may not be clear of the rider. That may, if it works, be the best position of all.... rigidly mounted, out of the way, readily accessible to rider, even astide the bike, feet on ground, protected in almost any unplanned excursions into the rough, close to the CG of the bike, and so close the centreline of the bike it won't make a bit of difference except for the deadweight of it.
If I had the bike here..........
I do like the hard plastic scabbard, though, far above the hide one. Absolutely waterproof, sufficiently rigid as to protect it in a fall, waterproof IF cap is properly fitted....