Bi-pods

[JackOfAllTrades]

It depends on whether you are shooting from a sitting position or laying down.  Sitting you will need at least the 13-23, maybe taller depending on how tall you are.  Shooting prone, the shorter version will be fine.

I don't use any sticks or bi pods.Just more stuff for me to pack.Haven't had a problem before needing them

 Um, sitting or laying down.. The military has been shooting quite well without shooting stix or bipods for quite a while.  I would say, learn how to properly shoot in sitting, standing and prone positions. Lets see... I've used the vee in a tree branch more than once. I've leaned against a tree to make a shot. And I've learned how to use a sling to shoot better off-hand groups out to 200m. I do understand that 'prone', hunting doggies and other vermin might not be the most comfortable way to glass and stalk, so I would say that any old set of straight stix with a cord tied between them would function quite well. Maybe not adjustable, but they'd be a whole lot lighter and cheaper than a mounted bipod.

-Steve

[PA BEN]

Wow, I've heard it all. You boys work of a living? Or are you office jockeys? A little bi-pod adds tooo much wt/to your gun You've got to be kidding right?

[littlebuf]

some of us actually leave the road 

[JackOfAllTrades]

Or are you office jockeys?

Them's fightin words!

I may sit at a desk 9-5, but that's by choice so I still have a body that functions later in life. The Navy and Industrial operations took a little bit of toll on my body. I'm in pretty damn good shape. Just ask my athletic sons, and TESTAR77 or STRUTNRUT1984. I'll go up a mountain with day pack on faster than many men my age. I'll put on more miles in a day than probably half the people on this site. Away from roads! Unfortunately I usually hit a different road series when I leave one.

I forgo the bipod so I can keep packin the 7 1/2" Super Black Hawk. (accompanying the rifle) Choices.. That's all.  I love my truck, but I can't always take it with me.

And what the hell?  A left handed Ruger? Damn!

-Steve

[PA BEN]

some of us actually leave the road 

When you step out of your truck to take a piss

[littlebuf]

i forgot you union boys useally have some one else to do the work for ya. what is the Davis bacon rate for a rifle Carrier these days?

[PA BEN]

You called me a road hunter first Did that one sting a bet? BTW, I wouldn't put a god afoul long bi-pad on my gun. I carry shooting sticks in my pack. My pack without my gun on my moose hunt was over 40lbs. Water, food, video camera, game bags, had it all.
Another BTW, when your lights go out these Union boys get after it. If a Union lineman gets killed in a storm restoring power, maybe you can tell there family they were paid to much. O and the Cops there Union also. IBEW all the way.

[257 Wby Mag]

Nice moose Ben. Now when the power goes out, come out to the North Fork first please! grin...

Harris bi-pods are too heavy for my likeing, throws my rifles balance off. I like the pole cat sticks, think I have 3-4 pairs, various heights.. Been looking at the snipepod though, looks like you can take it on and off easy..

[littlebuf]

yeah you'll get it fixed right after break, i wont hold my breath  and i didn't call you a road hunter 

[CoryTDF]

Everybody road hunts! On the way to and from your spot. If your trying to say that if you saw a monster while driving and it was on land that you could hunt. You wouldn't jump out and shoot it? Lets not have the road hunter fight cause we all have done it.

[PA BEN]

yeah you'll get it fixed right after break, i wont hold my breath   and i didn't call you a road hunter  

Worked 31 hrs strait restoring power after the snow storm(NOV. 06) only break we took was going between jobs grabbing quick food and coffee, off for 6 hrs put in another 24 strait. The wind storm of DEC. 06 worked 27 strait off 6 back at it. These two storms alone went on for days. After we got our lines back up we went out to help the PUD. Nothing more satisfying then getting cheers from people who have been out of power for days when the lights come on at 3 am after working all night to get it back. Missed out on the late bow hunt for deer that year.

[PA BEN]

  break time

[MtnMuley]

Where do you live littlebuf?  Cause with talking like that, you can sure bet that you won't get your lights turned back on if I'm working the storm again.  You can count on it.

[littlebuf]

well at least theres something i can count on from the union 

[PA BEN]

Good one Hope you had a great Christmas