Thread: Gun Porn, show off your new toys

Originally Posted by ishoot10s

Pretty impressed with the Backlanz carbon bipod QD system �� Well thought out and very light.

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I have been seriously thinking about them for a while now.
Apart from the obvious weight saving are they as sturdy as a harris and do the legs have a good adjustment range and quiet to operate?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

...are they as sturdy as a harris and do the legs have a good adjustment range and quiet to operate?

@veitnamcam you can’t flick both legs out at once like you can with a Harris, each leg has to be unlocked with a push button and rotated. The leg extension adjustment is easy though, easier that the fiddly wee thumbscrew on the Harris. No spring assistance on this part of the arrangement means all these setup movements are quiet. The combo leg option gives you a third stage alloy extension with detent locks. There’s a small spring that gives the alloy legs a shove when you press the release, and this action can generate a bit of noise.

I think the carbon work is well done, we’ll see how the 3D printed Titanium parts hold up in time. I shot the 7RM as pictured last weekend off the bipod and had no problems at all.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I have been seriously thinking about them for a while now.
Apart from the obvious weight saving are they as sturdy as a harris and do the legs have a good adjustment range and quiet to operate?

It seems a bit of a paradox - bipod used because the range tends to be long - yet a silent operation is required?
Have I missed something?

I’ve got one of those bipods with ‘twangy’ springs on my Sako 22 but haven’t had issues with game fleeing from the noise. (which can be minimized with a bit of care)

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

It seems a bit of a paradox - bipod used because the range tends to be long - yet a silent operation is required?
Have I missed something?

I’ve got one of those bipods with ‘twangy’ springs on my Sako 22 but haven’t had issues with game fleeing from the noise. (which can be minimized with a bit of care)

Not really, I use a bipod for every shot my Son takes at an animal as he is not yet big enough and practiced enough to take shots at living things un aided, and yes those twangy springs do spook rabbits at 30y.