Looking for a good bipod to stick on my AR-15 to hunt coyotes.....any good ideas?

Harris is always a safe bet.

thanks

If you are using the long 30 round mags, the 6-9" will likely be too short.

I like the 9-13" swivel for prone, and have a 12-25" for sitting.

I also favor the 20 round magazines. The 30 rounders are a little too long for comfortable prone bipod use, without being jammed in the dirt.

Can't not like the Harris 25S - No problems with 20 or 30 round mags.

The 25S is too short for me. I use the 6"-9" versions on the bench and prone but for hunting I prefer sticks.

+1. I'm not sure what your terrain is like in Virginia but out here I usually try to get a little elevation when calling. That usually means that I end up sitting on a slope. A bipod that works on flat ground may be too short for you when setting on a slope. The other thing to consider is that coyotes not only come from different directions but they come in ways that require you to make elevation changes. (I'm not sure I made that very clear.) A fixed bipod is hard, if not impossible, to make big elevation changes while a coyote is approaching. I find fixed bipods noisy as well.

For these reasons, I prefer the Stoney Point Rapid Pivot Bipod. It still moves with your rifle when changing directions like a Harris but you can also spread the legs or bring them together to make quick elevation changes as a coyote comes to your stand. I use the sitting/kneeling height bipod for most of my stands and carry a prone height bipod in my cargo pocket. The SP RPB has plenty of adjustment to use sitting on even the steepest slope and there are no springs so its quiet to deploy and not as noisy if you hit something as you turn to line up on an incoming coyote.

I still prefer the Harris bipods for my varmint shooting. The Harris' are the steadiest bipods I've found.



Just my $.02. YMMV.

I prefer sticks for calling dogs. But Harris bipods are the best bipods IMO.


Travis

About the only place I can like a bipod,is on an AR or an XP-100.

Make mine a 9-13" swivel,less detents.................

I run the 25S from prone @12" 99% of the time. Occasionally I will use it in a sitting position if the stand demands it/can't find a spot to go prone. The 25S offers the benefit of a solid prone or sitting rest very quickly and consistently. Prone in the snow with whites on is the next thing to virtually invisible, even if you have to move for a shot, the coyotes will generally ignore your movement.

I like to shoot from a pack,or setting with elbows in knees...though I can/will slum shooting sticks now and again.

By and large,I hate bipods though I've quite a herd of 'em...............

+1...

A lot of it is going to come down to the country you're hunting in. Hunting without a bipod in this area is a handicap. I've hunted with guys that use sticks and they lose a lot of opportunities due to their inability to get them into action before the animal is gone or at least on the move. When I hunt in heavy timber I leave the bipod at home, semi open country I have it on the rifle in case I need it. I'm a prone guy if at all possible and sticks don't lend themselves well to that position. Speaking strictly to coyote hunting, I don't think sticks create an issue being you're already set up prior to the animal showing itself and they do provide more options for height.

I like to keep a Killin' Rifle slim/trim and the last thing I wanna do,is start bolting schitt to it.

I'm slow to weigh "most guys" as a barometer of evaluation,in regards to that which is possible,plausible or reliable.

But I've seen me shoot..................(grin)

I like shooting with the Versa pod, but I don't like carrying the thing. Very flexible to make height adjustments by narrowing up the legs (easy to do with one hand). The have a nice adapter for AR free float tubes also. Too bad those buggers are so heavy.

Thanks for all the info guys! The area I hunt in is mostly open and hilly. I have a set of shooting sticks but was looking to add a bipod since the only thing I use the AR for is coyotes. I'm guessing that the longer bipod would work best for me since it is hilly and I prefer to set on the ground rather than go prone. It also looks like Harris seems to be prefered by most so I think I will go that route.....if I don't like them you can keep a look out for a set in the free classifieds! HA

That is the size bipod I like best. And if I'm in an elevated position I agree the prone is the shnizzle. But most times I have to call from the sitting and for that I prefer sticks. Which the OP never asked about to begin with so I guess I'll STFU...


Travis

I'd rather MPAJ and do...................

+1 on the Stoney Point Rapid Pivot. I use a 5 round mag and could never see using more than a 10(for predator hunting). Do you guys expect to be attacked by a large pack of coyotes? I keep extra ammo in my pocket or truck, but don't need all that extra weight on the gun.

Loading on Monday and shooting 'til Sunday,ain't always a bad thing.

I'd say it's an inordinate scenario,in which a mag precluded a solid rest on an AR,as brush is usually a far greater concern in most AO's.

Though admittedly,I've mags of all flavors...............

I carry 60 rnds magged up and ready to roll. More than once I've had groups of 5-6 come to the call. I might not get all of em' but I damm sure make some noise on the multiples. Weight of the rifle means little to me - I never walk more than a 1/2 mile from the pickup. Too much walking is counter to getting in as many stands in a day (particularly the prime time stands in the morning and evening) as possible.

"Stackin' brass" is what I call it....

Happiness is empties flying through the air and blood spilling on the ground.....................

...and a warm gun....

Coupled with audible "thwack,thwack,thwacks..." as boolits meat their mark.

Pun be intended................

You can be funny...I'll give ya that...

Most haven't the faculties to process the good stuff...but that's funny too...................(grin)

All what extra weight?

The weight difference between a 20 round mag, and a 5 round mag can't be more than an ounce or so. It's a very small additional amount of aluminum, and spring metal. Those 5-rounders are almost as long as a 20 rounder, mostly dead space.

You don't have to fill it up, but having that option is nice.

Key is,the weight is in the right place,betwixt the mitts...which don't throw balance/handling out the window as a concession.

Win/win....................

That too.

A 30 rounder full of 77s is like a ballast keel. Keeps that bitch right side up.....grin

And do help reduce recoil,for ratty-tat-tatting a herd of thangs.

Though in fairness,I'm a 20 Slut..............

I use the 20s all the time too.

I have both the Long and Short Harris Bi-Pods but seldom use either . I like the Stoney Point shooting sticks the best. If you are going to carry both a rifle and shotgun to your stand then the Harris work better since the rifle doesn't have to be placed on the ground. The Harris BP's are much heavier than the shooting sticks.

A coupla pards drive the SP's as mainstays and it'd be hard to argue their results.................