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In your opinion, who makes the best bipod that attaches to the forend of your rifle? I need one with legs that extend long enough to shoot while sitting. It should also not be too heavy. _______________________________________________________ Hunt Report - South Africa 2022 Wade Abadie - Wild Shot Photography Website | Facebook | Instagram | ||
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I've used the harris 13-25 inch swivel model for years and had great luck with it. | |||
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I've tried em all, and talnetrec has you steered the right way. Harris is the best! | |||
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I have a Caldwell for the sitting/kneeling position. It's made of aluminum and composite materials.. No external springs and the cant/swivel head is spring loaded to help maintain a steady support... It weighs under a pound and I've found it to be good to shoot off of... The Harris reputation was earned so you certainly can't go wrong with one... Ken.... "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so. " - Ronald Reagan | |||
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Caldwell has a new titanium model out. Have'nt seen it yet but supposed to be half the weight of a comparable Harris. M. | |||
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I have two Harris models; short static for prone and 13-25 tilt cant as mentioned by talentrec. I find the longer model to be somewhat heavy and some of my rifles are very sensitive to the cant/tilt feature. Accuracy suffers in my tack drivers. No problem with the prone model. I'm ready to check out something else and the titanium Caldwell sounds interesting. I field test a lot of products and if it pans out I will post it. Good hunting, 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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Go with a Harris, make sure you get the "S" series that can swivel, the fixed models are a real pain. Notched or smooth leg is a matter of preference but possible the notched is a bit easier to regulate once you're in a shooting position. Avoid the longer legs too, I like the 9"-13" and use it mostly for prone shooting. | |||
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Harris bipods are well made, but I've personally taken them off the couple rifles I had them on and put them away in a drawer, as I much prefer the flexiblity of the Stony Point Polecat shooting sticks. When I'm walking I use it with one leg fully extended and it doubles as walking stick and a rest for my binoculars while glassing. If I'm setting up for a sitting shot it only takes a couple seconds to change the length for that. I rarely go hunting without it. You might consider those. John Farner If you haven't, please join the NRA! | |||
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I actually am in the same camp as Toomany Tools in this regard--but in bi-pods I still vote Harris. | |||
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Shooting sticks are far more adaptable and with practice capable of excellent field accuracy. The main down fall of bipods for sitting position is the difficulty and noise in readjustment if the deer appears in another area that has different elevation or if the ground you are sitting on is uneven. Both situations are much better coped with by shooting sticks. (A fancy name for 2 6' poles with some elastic over the top) I use a Harris S for prone shooting in crops. | |||
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