Bi-pods

[JH]

Thinking about getting a bi-pod for my r-15 but am not sure on what height to go with. Do you guys have them, how do you like them and what height did you get?


Thanks Jason

[littlebuf]

in my opinion it would only make a heavy gun heavier and really tough to shoot off hand. i love my r-15 and am good with it off hand, a bi pod would screw it up. get some sticks and strap um to your pack 

[actionshooter]

I only have a bi-pod on my AR for vermin, I have 2  a 6-9 and I have used a 13-23 in the past.
 Don't carry a bi-pod on my big game rifle for the same reasons littlebuf gave.

[Jburke]

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.

[JH]

Yeah this is not for my big game rifle I do too much hiking to pack around a bi-pod on it. I like that idea littlebuff of just getting some shooting sticks and throwing them on the pack.

Thanks for the input

[addicted]

6-9 for prone and bench. bigger one for sitting up. like varmin calling.


back in my day......

got a harris bipod at walmart a few years ago for like 39$. i think the same one sells for 70$. the prices have been sky rocketing. they have been "improving" i guess. they put notches on the legs and now it can lean. i like having it to set my gun down anywhere when i go to take a pee in the woods. lol

[PA BEN]

Having used a bi-pod for years on my hunting guns, I would say go for it. I use one that goes from 7" to 12". Does not make the gun any heaver or hard to shoot off hand. I have how ever made some great shots using it. I use them for my kids guns too.

[CoryTDF]

If you do a search you will fins several threads on bi-pods. That said I would go with the Versa-Pod. You will not be disappointed. It is a little heavy but it is detachable and can swivel. This helps a lot when try to track a moving animal.

[littlebuf]

Does not make the gun any heaver or hard to shoot off hand.

Must be one of the new "no weight" ones...

um yeah, id like to know where i could get a bi pod that adds no wieght to the rifle 

[DOUBLELUNG]

Big fan of shooting sticks here.  HardCorpsHunter gave me a neat set with a belt sheath, each stick is 3 sections of shock-corded aluminum, they straightenout and snap together as they are pulled out of the open-topped sheath.  Less than a second to deploy, lighter than a bipod, give 30" down to nothing just by spreading the legs.  they are secured at the top with one rubber o-ring around two rubber o-rings, one half each of the pair goes through the doubled o-rings. 

[Bofire]

In trying both for in the field use, When I have to shift where I am pointing (coyotes never come the way I think they will) I find it easier to shift with sticks then a bipod, the bipod catches on the brush more for me. I can either remove the rifle from the sticks and shoot from my knees or move the sticks and a little "butt scootin" LOL
Carl

[rasbo]

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

[MtnMuley]

Shooting sticks, versa-pod, or snipe-pod for varmint hunting.  Why, because these listed ones detach and can swivel from side to side.  Myself, I never leave home without some sort of bi-pod or sticks........ever.

[Woodchuck]

I use a bi-pod on my big game guns and the dual pupose 7mm (does a nice job on yotes) my primary is an original m77 .338 so not real light, doesnt bother me with the weight and does not cause an issue with off hand shots and with the legs down feels more solid to me than across the pack 

[littlebuf]

i guess the real consideration would be is the extra weight worth the benefit. for me no, i hike a ton and cut as much weight as possible. stumps are free and i don't have to pack them around, there already where I'm going. if you don't get to far from the truck maybe its worth it. i still think your off hand shooting will suffer. especially those quick shots that are often the reason your shooting off hand.