Thread: Any tricks on getting Backlands to stop flopping around

So I splashed out and bought and expensive bipod, it’s a great weight but for long range shooting I was hoping it’d be stable…. I need stable, that’s why I bought a bipod! Wobbles around a fair bit, especially when you front load it… at I doing it wrong? Is there a way to jam it up, I don’t care for the swivel feature, if the animal is on the run I’m not on a bipod… any ideas?

Only advice I can give is to sell it and buy a MTN Gear bipod

Originally Posted by Scott Cowan

So I splashed out and bought and expensive bipod, it’s a great weight but for long range shooting I was hoping it’d be stable…. I need stable, that’s why I bought a bipod! Wobbles around a fair bit, especially when you front load it… at I doing it wrong? Is there a way to jam it up, I don’t care for the swivel feature, if the animal is on the run I’m not on a bipod… any ideas?

Probably not what you want to hear, but sell it and buy a spartan javelin or MTN if your budget will stretch that far.
This was the one thing that I just couldn't come to grips with on the backlanz bipod was the "slop" in the quick release mount when fitted.
If you go the spartan route definitely get the adjustable or long version and get a mount bedded into your fore, this will give the most solid mounting option for the javelin.
I can't speak 100% for the MTN as I haven't physically seen 1 but I believe they are solid once loaded up.
The javelin I have been using for a few years and I find it perfect balance of lightweight and 100% positive lock up (no slop at all) when mounted.

dose yours have the upgraded spring? my og one moved a bit the newer ones are much more solid, i send my 1st one in for the spring upgrade and now have the leg notch as well

Originally Posted by 199p

dose yours have the upgraded spring? my og one moved a bit the newer ones are much more solid, i send my 1st one in for the spring upgrade and now have the leg notch as well

I was also wondering that mine definitely has no slop but is the same yours the new notched leg one.

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Originally Posted by hotsoup

Only advice I can give is to sell it and buy a MTN Gear bipod

Haha, great call hotsoup

Suggest you contact Backlanz directly, there may be an easy (read the manual) solve.

I had the Spartan bipod with the inlayed mount (in a carbon fibre stock). The epoxy came loose while shooting downhill, and it just didn't have the spectrum of movements I required. Ended up getting a MTN Mountain Bipod. Matt actually inlayed the rail fitting for me, pretty stoked. It has a much greater range of movement (that I require) and is solid when shooting. The only difference I've noted is the plastic feet are great for the mountains but don't grip like the rubber tips on the Spartan on smooth wooden surfaces at the range (The Spartan has rubber caps and then metal feet from memory) of the Spartan. So when bench shooting, I need to have a grippy surface for the front feet to grip... like a rubber mat. Not a major, just something I've noticed. You can load it up with pressure, but I don't put too much pressure on, to let the rifle do its thing. I had an issue with MTN swaying - too loose, contacted Matt and he pointed out the screw to tighten.. which I could have done myself if I'd read the manual. Great product and NZ made

Originally Posted by Scott Cowan

So I splashed out and bought and expensive bipod, it’s a great weight but for long range shooting I was hoping it’d be stable…. I need stable, that’s why I bought a bipod! Wobbles around a fair bit, especially when you front load it… at I doing it wrong? Is there a way to jam it up, I don’t care for the swivel feature, if the animal is on the run I’m not on a bipod… any ideas?

I had the same experience and issues as you with mine. I sold it almost straight away.
It was 2nd hand and an early model, looks like a spring upgrade might have helped...
I prefered the Harris for range type shooting (and headshooting meat animals) and my pack for tops hunting. Also the $$ in my pocket again.

Mine has a little bit of play but not too bad in the field as the panning feature is handy.

One suggestion is to mount it backwards, i do this at the range and there is no movement at all.

Originally Posted by Scott Cowan

So I splashed out and bought and expensive bipod, it’s a great weight but for long range shooting I was hoping it’d be stable…. I need stable, that’s why I bought a bipod! Wobbles around a fair bit, especially when you front load it… at I doing it wrong? Is there a way to jam it up, I don’t care for the swivel feature, if the animal is on the run I’m not on a bipod… any ideas?

Did you try it backwards?