Thread: How to zero a rifle for dummies*

Originally Posted by Jhon

A few moons ago I went down the bipod rabbit hole. No expert but learned a few things about what worked for me.

1. A bipod sucks in the bush. Catches everything
2. A bipod sucks in tall grass, weeds or rushes. Have to take a scythe to clear a view path
3. A bipod sucks on a synthetic stock with a free floated barrel and a flexible fore-end, if the fore-end touches the barrel under the pressure of your hold bearing down on a bipod mount your shot is buggered.
4. A bipod sucks if you need to snap a shot, just cant deploy it so it's a useless encumbrance underneath the front of the rifle.
5. cheap bipods, ex GC, really suck. Bits break and fall off.
6. Bipods that rattle as you move or zing when bumped really suck
7. A bipod is good when you want to put your gun down but keep the metal off the ground, like when you want a midday snooze and yer pack is yer pillow.
8..bipods make you look seriously cool, or something...

PS, bipods add weight....

And that is why most that use them only put them on and carry with it on if they know the area and what to expect, or carry them and put them on if a suitable shot is presented.