Thread: Bipods, what the guts?

Originally Posted by Gibo

What if your truck is hard out?

It'll be hard out with scratches



Also, when shooting over a bi-pod some rifles can be fussy and will change poi by holding it in different ways. You'll need to test various holding positions to check how your rifle reacts with a bipod on, some hate them. Most commonly, you should apply a little bit of forward pressure on the bipod, set it on the ground and lean into it to put a bit of "load" on the legs. There's heaps of vids on YouTube about shooting over a bipod.

My bipod lives on the 17hmr now, I had a Remington that fell to bits (admittedly it was on the short magnum at the time)
Harris seems to do the trick fine. Remember to lean into the bipod when shooting, and to consistently put the same pressure leaning into it. P.O.I can change with varying pressure placed on forend.

I must be different then, I like the smooth leg harris. I use it all the time on an unsuppressed or braked magnum. no problems.

I have a Caldwell (harris copy) with the slotted legs and swivel head, was <$50 landed from Amazon via YouShop. So far so good, but I haven't had hands on experience with the others.

I would also recommend getting the real version on either bipod too, I brought a copy of a Versa pod which seemed strong enough, but it was way heavier and just felt like shit. I decided after buying that I'd had enough of buying cheap gear and brought a Harris, I'm pleased I did.
I've also got reasonable scopes on all my guns now. Not Nightforces, but Burris's and Nikons and I must say I do enjoy using my guns more now instead of having an almost there slightly cheaper scope.

I've got a Harris and a Versa pod and prefer the Harris.
Mainly because its heaps lighter and can far quicker be removed than the Versa pod. If you had the mounting bases on all your guns the Versa pod would be quicker, but its quite heavy to have the mount on all the time for no reason.

I'd definitely go for the 9-13 and notched leg model, as well as the swivel model. I find I also like the added rigidity of the Harris over the Versa pod. I was shooting with both on my 17hmr yesterday and believe that I shot better with the Harris over the Versapod even leaning into it. But both lots of groups I shot were pretty darn good. Same result as with my 223 in fact. I don't like leaning into the bipod anyway, I find I'm more relaxed if I'm not and have never had a problem shooting small groups with wither little or no forward pressure.

but one and put it in your day bag and leave it there and learn to shoot of your day bag

Originally Posted by Neckshot

but one and put it in your day bag and leave it there and learn to shoot of your day bag

Day bag? Is that where you keep your makeup and tampons?

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not me personally its were I keep all the shit you don't need to hunt with

Originally Posted by Neckshot

not me personally its were I keep all the shit you don't need to hunt with

Haha touche

I'm only using the hmr to tag small game close to home so no need to carry out processed meat or the like

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Originally Posted by smidey

Haha touche

I'm only using the hmr to tag small game close to home so no need to carry out processed meat or the like

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yea sweat buy a harris mate.if you already have good choice.another good purchase would be a rear bag if your going to stay in one spot for a few shots.Norway sells some good ones.

Rear bag

yeah but how do you get those in NZ?

Originally Posted by scottrods

yeah but how do you get those in NZ?

A Visa?

I have a large hunting and fishing belt bag (can't remember exactly what they are called) which is big enough for a bit of tucker, first aid basics and ammo etc.

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