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Going to get a Bog Pod.. Which is better and why? "A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his own conscience, rather than by a mob of onlookers. It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact." | ||
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It's largely a matter of personal choice but I think a bipod is better because it's faster to alter the height because all you have to do is move slightly backwards or forwards rather than alter the sticks themselves as you have to with a tripod and if you use the bipod properly, you establish more triangles and therefore a more stable shooting platform. These might be of interest: http://www.shakariconnection.c...-for-the-unwary.html http://www.shakariconnection.com/shooting-sticks.html http://www.shakariconnection.com/taking-a-rest.html | |||
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I built my own tripod using bamboo and the instructions an AR member provided years ago. I got used to the steadiness of it. But most of my practice went for naught when my PH provided a bipod for the safari. | |||
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Have used both a bipod and a tripod on safari and in the heat of the moment in the bush I couldn't tell a bit of difference. "Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult." | |||
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To me, there is a reason that most PHs use shooting sticks that are tripods -- they are much more stable. I would go with the tripod. Mike | |||
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I have used both, and I prefer the bipod to the tripod. It is much quicker and eassier to set up. | |||
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Bipod, by far! The trick is, put them up, step backwards, then lean into them to stabilize. A tripod is merely a rest, and is awkward to adjust for shooting height. With a bipod used correctly, the weight of your leaning forward really helps to tighten things up. No contest, IMHO. | |||
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A bipod (stand alone, not rifle mounted) is faster, but a tripod is more stable. If your in the bush, I'd go with a bipod. If your in the Eastern Cape or Kalahari, I'd take a tripod. Primos "trigger stick tripod's" are the best thing since sliced bread. We had to leave ours with our PH's and they want more shipped over. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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I have used both and find the bipod easier to set up. In the bushveld (where I do most of my hunting)there is not always time to look for a position to set up the tripod so as not to foul with shrubs, stones ext. and the area is not always level. To try and set up adjust the tripid just takes to much time and that you almost never have enough of. | |||
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David, Hope you don't mind my pointing out that if you find a tripod more stable than a bipod, then you're not using the bipod properly. A bipod should be used as part of a triangle rather than just as a rifle rest and triangles make for a stronger and more stable shooting platform and hence more accurate shooting. Nothing more than simple geometry really.  | |||
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Thanks for the replies. Main reason why I was looking at a Tripod was the increased stability or perceived stability, especially at the longer ranges. But as I hunt alone most of the time, speeding up the time taken to set up the sticks is very important. Never was any good at geometry. "A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his own conscience, rather than by a mob of onlookers. It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact." | |||
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 Deon, Aren't you reasonably close to Blood River? I've got a little piece of land near the monument down there. | |||
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. . . and that is why tripods are more stable than a bipod. Your reasoning is sound it is just that your conclusion is off base.  Mike | |||
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Mike. I'll have to disgree with you. Watch someone shooting off of a tripod and they're making triangles with their body but using the tripod as a rifle rest. If they're really good on a tripod, they might use a leg of the tripod to help stability but it'll never be as stable as a correctly used bipod. Then watch someone who knows how to use a bipod correctly and it becomes part of the triangles that form the stable shooting platform. I think it's much harder to learn to use a bipod properly (and certainly harder to teach) but once learned it's sooooo much more stable. | |||
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The only problem I've found with a bipod is that you have to hold onto it whereas the tripod of course stands on its own. This really helps when hunting by yourself as sometimes you'll get set up and then the situation changes and you want to glass again. With a bipod you have three things to hold onto and fumbling around trying to hold the bipod, glass a critter and hang on to your rifle is awkward. Now the problem with the tripod when hunting alone is sometimes trying to get it setup with one hand while holding your rifle in the other. In other words, a bipod is more easily deployed one-handed than the tripod, at least in my experience. In Africa I would definitely use a tripod if it was available. IMO they are more stable and with trackers and a PH you'll have plenty of help getting it set up. As an added bonus you can hang your rifle on a tripod while admiring your trophy too Regards, Scott "....but to protest against all hunting of game is a sign of softness of head, not of soundness of heart." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Guess I will just have to buy both.. "A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his own conscience, rather than by a mob of onlookers. It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact." | |||
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Shakari I'm about 2 hours + drive from Blood River side of the world "A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his own conscience, rather than by a mob of onlookers. It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this fact." | |||
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Steve, I can agree with what your saying, however, I've been in situations where the bipod I was using/given/offered, had small, but marginal problems. A good example is a Weatherby of mine. That fickle rifle wants nothing to do with any rest other than a rock solid rest. I've shot it using "cant-tilt" rifle mounted bipods (Harris): it hates it. Small tree limbs, stand up bipods with loose yokes, anything that isn't solid is jinxed. I've shot a great number of animals off the bipod's but when I tried the Primos Trigger Stick tripod, I was sold. It is solid; has a rubberized yoke and a rubber "band" that straps across your forearm if your holding for a long shot, i.e., waiting for that Kudu 400 yards away up on the hillside to turn broadside. Downside: they are heavier than simple bipod/tripods, but not really a problem for your PH to carry as they aren't that heavy. I would like to see them short enough to sit and use but alas, they are a stand up model only. They really are a good product that offers a solid, steady rest. Cheers, David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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