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bipod; does it affect accuracy?
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Today I attached a Harris BR bipod to my Howa 1500 in 30-06 and took it to the range.
Groups opened up from a regular 0,5" over sandbags to 1,5" and the POI shifted 1.5" up. (100 metres)

I found it much easier to be dead on to the target with the bipod attached but I cannot understand why groups open up, compared to shooting over sandbags. The barrel is fully free floated.

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What surface was the bipod sitting on? If it was hard you'll notice that the rifle will jump up and your groups will be high.
I usually pad the area under the feet of the bipod with a soft cushion of some sort.

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Let me guess: synthetic stock, perhaps??

Some stocks (cheaper, injection molded synthetics are notorious) are too floppy in the forearm to properly support the pressure from shooting with a bipod. Barrels may feel like they are floated, but if the forearm is flexible enough it can flex and touch the barrel during firing.

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Stock is a B&C FLBB stock; maybe not the best you can get but certainly no Tupperware junk.
I shot from a hardwood bench.
Ys, the bipod jumped off the bench every time, so I will try a layer of carpet or something like that under the bipod nxt time.
 
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Yes they well affect accuracy. I use bipods a lot I have found that on my rifles that I have had to relive the barrel channels and with syt stock stiffen them with glass bedding.

I test them by putting the bipod on getting into a good prone position and have some one run a price of paper between the barrel and stock. I also put some pressureon the stock. If the barrel touchs I relive it until it no longer does. Once I get them properly bedded I find bipods do not affect them put greatly aids in makeing hits.
 
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