Thread: MTNGear bipod

For those interested.
I recently took the plunge and purchased a MTNGear mountain bipod and I have to say it is early days but so far I am very impressed!
Wanting to carry my rifle with a sling a lot of the time I also purchased a pic rail with sling attachment from them which unlike a lot of bipods I looked at meant I could use the bipod and sling at the same time or individually without affecting the operation of each other.
The bipod itself it’s ridiculously light and very well made, the quick clip for attaching the bipod to the pic rail is very quick and solid but also very low profile. I have never use this style of leg extension before but the rubberized grips are large and smooth and make for a very nice feel and are very quick to adjust.
This bipod has more leg angles and adjustments than you could throw as stick at and most of which I may never use, but not being one to miss out I didn’t want to limit myself to not having the options if I needed them, all of which are a simple button press away from adjustment.
The foot design seems like great aggressive concept for almost all applications, the only fault I can see there would be if someone wanted to shoot off the bonnet of a vehicle or that sort of surface (I am yet to ever do or test this) but not being rubberized could be a problem for a select few I guess.
In hand the swivel and pan seemed super stiff but once it was mounted on the rifle was very smooth and easy to look around anywhere.
Like I said it is early days and keen to get it out chasing some deer but early impression When rechecking my zero were very good and happy with the purchase.
Also Matt’s customer service was next to none when I decided I wanted to change my order nothing was an issue.

Just thought I’d put this out there incase anyone was thinking of looking into these bipods.

Can we get a few pictures of the bipod and mount mate not the ass end of the rifle haha I’m pulling my hair out trying to select which bipod to get at the moment and this has thrown in another contender it was between backlanz and spartan before a hell of a lot of back and forth so far I’m looking for the good the bad the ugly many thanks

Yea mate will get some up tomorrow for you. I was doing the same before I stumbled across these.

Originally Posted by Kelton

Can we get a few pictures of the bipod and mount mate not the ass end of the rifle haha I’m pulling my hair out trying to select which bipod to get at the moment and this has thrown in another contender it was between backlanz and spartan before a hell of a lot of back and forth so far I’m looking for the good the bad the ugly many thanks

Have you looked on his website? Or his Social has a video. Matt is a top bloke and very clever. Met him one day while on the hill and been chatting since.

Iv always ran a cheapie and they do the job just fine for me but I never carry my rifle with the bipod on so all these quick detach and attach light weight jobbies have being getting me excited it’s so blimen hard to no what each one does via the Internet and being the price range their in home work is a must so really appreciate everybody giving their 5cents with reviews etc

Originally Posted by Kelton

Can we get a few pictures of the bipod and mount mate not the ass end of the rifle haha I’m pulling my hair out trying to select which bipod to get at the moment and this has thrown in another contender it was between backlanz and spartan before a hell of a lot of back and forth so far I’m looking for the good the bad the ugly many thanks

I have the backlands if you want to come cheek it out sometime im in palmy

Hi guys Matt here. Good to see the questions and answers by customers who will provide a level of credibility and objectivity greater than myself.

If there are any questions or things you want to see / know feel free to reach out and let me know if there is anything in particular I have missed. When publicising of my products and their features it is always hard to know what information to provide and to what level of detail so that the details are easy to access and not buried in 10min videos.

Instagram is my preferred method of communication as the video and voice message features make my life easy. Also email, message through the website or Facebook will also get to me. I am rarely on here.

I see it mentioned here so I will address the comments about Backlanz and MTNGear. There is absolutely zero animosity towards Ethan and his products and there is zero intention of dissing his products through my marketing. He makes a good product and seams like a good guy and that is reflected in his post on here following some comments by someone else who seemed to have a connection with him. We each have our own needs/desires for what we want in a bipod and that is a very good thing for hunters who will also have varying needs/desires. Its also great for hunting in NZ. The more NZ based companies the better for us all including myself. My posts about my attachment method seams to have ruffled some feathers but there is always more to the story. I try to use as many other products out there for my own market research, when doing this for tripods in this last year I was using another companies picatinny attachment on the tripod head. The latch was poorly designed and a fumble by myself resulted in my spotter going of a cliff and getting absolutely destroyed. This and a bunch of questions about attachment method prompted my post about why the bipods have a constant positive pressure system required to remove them. (This will also be the case for my tripods!!!) Loosing a lot of money off a cliff like that forms some pretty strong opinions around why my design is the way it is and is no reference to anyone else.

Cheers to everyone who has or is considering the purchase of my products, making stuff is very much a labour of love and seeing other people using it!
Matt

Duh look at their website dummy they look awesome does the can’t lock with a leaver like the Harris or is it firm enough it doesn’t roll around side to side are the feet nice spiked or flat etc etc cheers mate

I brought one recently also and great piece of kit. Wasnt aware of the rail with sling attachment so must be a new thing. I swap between rifles and works fine on pic rail. The feet are great, I got some door stops for ute work as not the best on the bonnet (only criticism but easy $4 fix). Cant is nice and firm, no issues there and bloody light. Went from spartan to this.

How are the locking pins with that exposed spring? That’s the only part I scratch my head at looks cheap and nasty I trust it’s a lot better in person

I did however buy other stuff off them and the customer service/pricing/quality is good

I believe the locking pins are all titanium so actually pretty tough

Such a shame every post of his seems to be slinging shit at backlanz. All indirectly of course but anyone with half a brain can see it.

Originally Posted by superdiver

Such a shame every post of his seems to be slinging shit at backlanz. All indirectly of course but anyone with half a brain can see it.

Tbh I don't see it. If anything I thought Backlanz always seem pretty defensive over anything he posts. If anyone had met him in person you would fins he's justa typical engineer/problems solver type an explaisn his logic to decisions. It's not a dig at anyone and if they take it as one maybe they should be looking why the assume it that way.

Originally Posted by Stocky

Tbh I don't see it. If anything I thought Backlanz always seem pretty defensive over anything he posts. If anyone had met him in person you would fins he's justa typical engineer/problems solver type an explaisn his logic to decisions. It's not a dig at anyone and if they take it as one maybe they should be looking why the assume it that way.

I'm talking as an outsider with no ties to either company. Just calling it how I see it on social media. He seemed to take umbridge to a passing comment aiming at not needing a rail to run a bipod. Both seem like good quality bits of kit but seeing as I don't really use one will stick with my rusty Harris