Thread: Bipods, what the guts?

So for my soon to be arriving hmr i want to have a bipod. Never had or used one before so a complete noob to this sort of equipment.

What are do's and don'ts?

Do: Make sure it has two legs.

looking on trademe there seems to be a lot available but these seem to be the better quality ones by looking at the pictures
remington
Remington Swivel Bipod 9 - 13 | Trade Me

buffalo river
Buffalo River 6 - 9" Swivel Bi-Pod BRBP69 | Trade Me

and obviously there are the harris items at $200+

Originally Posted by AzumitH

Do: Make sure it has two legs.

yeah hence the "Bi" pod haha

buy a harris, not the cheap remington copy.

unless you are shooting from a bench, get something with longer legs, makes it more practical in the field.

if you get a harris, get the pod-lock lever.

Ebf on to it I've got a long leg and can use it short or sitting on my behind the long legs, works well, mines a Harris

I have a few remington ones. Never had any real issue with them. You have to be a rough cunt to smash it up imo

In saying that if I had the money I'd get a harris just cause

Agree with these two, do not waste money on the cheap copies (remington, buffalo river etc.) you will just end up buying a harris when they break, reloaders does the harris for $170ish, well worth the money.

Definitely don't get a gun city one, they're made of cheese and bend if you sneeze on them.

Most people who buy cheap ones just end up buying a genuine Harris to replace it later anyway. I think my Harris was about $80 second hand.

oh, one more thing with the Harris pods

They come in different flavours : legs are either straight (friction lock) or slotted/notched.

You want the slotted legs...

Harris all the way! 👍

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Definitely don't get a gun city one, they're made of cheese and bend if you sneeze on them.

Most people who buy cheap ones just end up buying a genuine Harris to replace it later anyway. I think my Harris was about $80 second hand.

I've been looking for a second hand Harris for ages, they go like hotcakes when they come up. I ended up getting a decent deal on a dollar reserve Bushbuck for my 22.
Pretty solid, locks up sweet and comes with a 13' leg option ( I like em leggy )

Dropping $200 for a bipod on a $400 rifle didnt make sense to me. As always with somthing like a harris, you pay for quality, but you also pay for a name.

The remingtons are all you need for rimfires. No heavy recoil to shake them to bits and you don't need to lean into them like on a centerfire

Bipod can be shared between multiple rifles, you only use one at any time... Worth investing in quality.

I have one centrefire suppressor and one bipod, the bipod is used between 3 rifles, suppressor between 2

Thanks all for your input.

I figure it will be useful for the hmr as I'll be trying to tag small pests at a fair distance ( in my opinion) so having a bipod will make a big difference I think

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