Thread: Longrange Proficiency test

Yes , you see Norway using 3 different rifles and bipods ,
On the Blaser , it looks like a different knock off , of the Sako TRG bipods ( thats the one I am asking about ) .
On the rifle in a chassis , its a Atlas
On the Steyr , its a allot unit made for/by them .

For those not familar with the Sako TRG-22/42 bipods , they are steel , and mount into the alloy chassis on the TRG rifles , the main point on them , is they are low C of G design , ie the rifle normally sits on top of the bipod in most designs , ie the Harris & the Parker Hale / AI type , where as on the Sako , it mounts lower , or below the pivot point .

This makes a very stable platform to fire from , and very hard for the rifle to say tip over , the down side is they need , much longer legs than the normal design , and are heavier etc .

Also any one looking at the Sako TRG bipods , needs to know that over the years they have changed the design , and for me the new ones are NOT as good .
The design change , is the angle of the legs has changed , from basically wide , to a more narrower foot placement , this change is not GOOD for the bipod , But was done so they could use a rail mount for forward mounted Night Vision devices , so the new change has made the bipod poorer in terms of stability .

pics below show a AI/Parker Hale type & a Sako TRG-22/42 bipod ( older version , ie wide legs ) .