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Curious how many people use them on their rifles and if so do they cause any issues(like annoying and in the way)

I use a bipod on at least one of my rifles when I hunt big game or varmits
I dont use a bipod.
I use shooting sticks

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2019, 04:54:34 PM »
I've never used a bi pod but after my trip to eastern Montana last week I decided I need one. At least for when I'm hunting open country. I have a gun bearer so carrying it doesn't worry me much. Sounds like Javelins are good. What are some other ones that should be considered?

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #31 on: November 26, 2019, 04:57:54 PM »
I've never used a bi pod but after my trip to eastern Montana last week I decided I need one. At least for when I'm hunting open country. I have a gun bearer so carrying it doesn't worry me much. Sounds like Javelins are good. What are some other ones that should be considered?

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bang for your buck, harris is pretty dang hard to beat. With that said, Atlas is about as good as it gets. I've got the Atlas Cal with quick release pic clamp.
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Re: Bipods
« Reply #32 on: November 26, 2019, 05:09:33 PM »


I've never used a bi pod but after my trip to eastern Montana last week I decided I need one. At least for when I'm hunting open country. I have a gun bearer so carrying it doesn't worry me much. Sounds like Javelins are good. What are some other ones that should be considered?

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bang for your buck, harris is pretty dang hard to beat. With that said, Atlas is about as good as it gets. I've got the Atlas Cal with quick release pic clamp.

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #33 on: November 26, 2019, 05:46:04 PM »
I use the Javelin but its not nearly as easy to adjust height as the pushbutton ones.  Its only advantage is that it is light and instantly installed/removed.   If weight isn't a big factor I wouldn't consider the Javelin.  But when you are packing a 10# rifle who wants to add a heavy bipod?  Course a true long range shooter is happy with a 16# setup and will be able to spot shots better too.  All a tradeoff. 

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2019, 07:39:15 PM »
I have an Atlas CAL2 and a couple Harris.  A friend sent me a Evolution bipod for free to check out.  I am not impressed at all.  Glad i didn't buy one.  I am with Karl, Harris is hard to beat for the money.  They make a pretty cool Picatinny mount replacement you can get for the Harris as well.  I think it's Short Action Precision that makes them.  It's the same quick release that Atlas uses. 

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2019, 07:52:49 PM »
I have a Blackhawk, which is similar to the Harris, but about half the price. Mine is the 13 to 23 inch model, if you're a taller person you'd probably want to go with the 29 inch if you want to use it while sitting.

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #36 on: November 26, 2019, 07:55:39 PM »
Bipods on all my rifles.  First thing I buy after I put on the scope.  Here in SE WA almost every place I hunt has grass knee high.  I think a bipod is an absolute necessity.  In the last 20 years I have shot 2 deer that I can think of offhand, one prone, one kneeling and all the rest (about 15) sitting behind my bipod. 
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Re: Bipods
« Reply #37 on: November 26, 2019, 09:58:46 PM »
I’ve shot a bunch of deer off of sitting height Harris bipods. Nothing more than 300 yards though. I could see being a longer range shooter wanting to be prone, but at the ranges I hunt and shoot at, the sitting height has always worked well for me. Also I always leave them on my rifles when hunting and they’ve never bothered me. Mine fit down the scabbard of my eberle packs when I was using them. 
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Re: Bipods
« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2019, 10:21:54 PM »
I have an Atlas CAL2 and a couple Harris.  A friend sent me a Evolution bipod for free to check out.  I am not impressed at all.  Glad i didn't buy one.  I am with Karl, Harris is hard to beat for the money.  They make a pretty cool Picatinny mount replacement you can get for the Harris as well.  I think it's Short Action Precision that makes them.  It's the same quick release that Atlas uses.

The quick release mount your thinking about is the American Defense AD-BP STD Bipod Mount.
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Re: Bipods
« Reply #39 on: November 27, 2019, 06:27:33 AM »
I have a sitting height bipod I use a lot for hunting but Karl is correct. Shooting sticks are lighter, faster and much easier to use in thick brush. Especially hunting predators where things happen fast.
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Re: Bipods
« Reply #40 on: November 27, 2019, 06:34:33 AM »
Thanks for all the responses.  THere is alot of information here to think over.    I wasnt expecting these poll numbers at all. 

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #41 on: November 27, 2019, 06:54:09 AM »
I have an Atlas CAL2 and a couple Harris.  A friend sent me a Evolution bipod for free to check out.  I am not impressed at all.  Glad i didn't buy one.  I am with Karl, Harris is hard to beat for the money.  They make a pretty cool Picatinny mount replacement you can get for the Harris as well.  I think it's Short Action Precision that makes them.  It's the same quick release that Atlas uses.

The quick release mount your thinking about is the American Defense AD-BP STD Riflescope Bipod Mount.
I didnt even know these were a thing!


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Re: Bipods
« Reply #42 on: November 27, 2019, 07:00:35 AM »
I used to have one when doing the high hunt.  Most of the deer I found were in thickets and close quarters, so I removed it.  For everything lower, the timber and brush made it more of a liability.  If I was in a place with more open shots, shorter grass or no ferns, then I'd probably get another one.

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Re: Bipods
« Reply #43 on: November 27, 2019, 08:48:53 AM »
if by what i see on facebook is any indication, it would seem like everyone who kills a spike blacktail has one on their rifle, along with a 6.5-20x50 scope, and a butt cuff with 15 rounds of .300 ultra mag stuffed in it :stirthepot:

unless it was on a dedicated predator gun, i don't really like bipods.  i do carry sticks when i'm planning on sitting on a clearcut, or hunting the east side where longer  shots would be the norm.
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« Reply #44 on: November 27, 2019, 08:49:47 AM »
I have an Atlas CAL2 and a couple Harris.  A friend sent me a Evolution bipod for free to check out.  I am not impressed at all.  Glad i didn't buy one.  I am with Karl, Harris is hard to beat for the money.  They make a pretty cool Picatinny mount replacement you can get for the Harris as well.  I think it's Short Action Precision that makes them.  It's the same quick release that Atlas uses.

The quick release mount your thinking about is the American Defense AD-BP STD Riflescope Bipod Mount.
I didnt even know these were a thing!


https://www.shortactionprecision.com/collections/bipods-and-accessories/products/adm-harris-bipod-to-rail-mount-qd-conversion-adapter
This is the one I was thinking of.
I'm not sure how I got rifle scope added in my earlier reply.  :dunno:
https://www.americandefensemanufacturing.com/view/product/15/

 


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