Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting Going to try a Bi-pod

Me too

That's right....in outdated actions (Rem700), using outdated stocks (fiberglass), and outdated fixed-power scopes.

I've slipped into being a dinosaur, with no effort at all......grin

Been using the Harris bipods for a very long time and don't see the need to change. The 6-9" unit works great for sage rats, rock chucks, and other places where prone is called for and the I have a couple of the 12-25 and 13-27 units and they work great for sitting shots when there are obstacles in the way like blowdowns, grass, sagebrush, etc... longest shot I ever made on an elk was 600 yards across a canyon and you could cover three shots with a coffee cup when we skinned it.

In a lot of the areas we hunt, you are sitting on a sidehill watching the heads of canyons and it is nice to be able to adjust each leg separately so you can have your rifle level when you are sitting on the side of a steep hill. The swivel feature on a couple of mine has become my favorite and I use them almost exclusively now...

Everyone posting is giving good advice for the hunting they do. You have to decide which design and style you would use for the areas you hunt to narrow it down and go from there... IMO....

Bob

Hunting in uneven and sometimes steep rocky terrain, high sage brush etc. Took too long to get bi pod adjusted.

Me too. I throw a rolled up towel in my pack for butt rest. and carry bungee for hiking poles, or collapsable shooting sticks in taller brush.

Been successful

I have an Atlas 6-9” bipod I swap between my hunting rig and match gun. During matches it’s absolutely essential but for hunting, for me, not so much. Though there have been a couple of bipod shot opportunities capitalized on, in most circumstances, I usually run into line of sight issues which hinder shooting prone, and in the areas I hunt, don’t often come across a makeshift rest that allows making good use of a rifle mounted bipod. I’m finding my Bog Pod to be much more useful. Works from sitting and taller positions I find more common while hunting. From now on, I might keep a bipod in my pack, but doubt I’ll be keeping it mounted in my rifle. Haven’t used one hunting yet, but for non time constrained long range precision shots, a tripod might be the best bet.

Here’s a boar I shot just yesterday using the bog pod from a kneeling position. That was the lowest position I could use and still have line of sight. 300 yard kneeling shot with 18 mph winds and pig was DRT. I was pretty happy with that.

John

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I have 3 or 4 dozen bipods. I started out with Harris in 1984 and there is nothing wrong with them.

In 2019 I used one of these Magpul bipods on a Rem700 Kiwi carbon stock 6.5-06 rifle 26" Bartlein 2B barrel
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DMBTFDC

I just use a Harris swivel 6-9 on my rifles when I'm shooting with a bi-bod. Nothing wrong with the harris swivel. I'm sure there are much better designs out there now, but the Harris works well enough. Was shooting my CTR yesterday and nailing the 2" steel plate at 400 yards with regularity, even in the wind. Was shooting with my boss and a couple guys from work. Boss said I could't shoot from my bench, had to give them a chance... Little does he know he'd be doing a lot better if he chit canned the 300wm and Leupold set-up and buy a creed...

Broke the seam on the pipe on 2 of my steel targets, so I had to take them to the shop and weld them up:

Those are my 2, 4 and 6" plates...



Now after she's fixed:


When I'm shooting my ar's off the bench, I actually prefer my Harris 6-9 swivel bi-pod. It works just as well as a good set of sandbags...:

Tag

As usual Don's advice is solid. I ordered these and they work even better than advertised. If you carry poles while hunting, which I often do, these are perfect.


mike r

This. I need the 25 inch triple section for sitting shots in the prairie at antelope. Grass is too tall for prone. Plus, I like the way the rifle sits by itself while I glass, until ready to shoot. Also, like the way it folds up quickly if I have to move in a hurry. It may be old fashioned, but it always works. Ouch!

I'm not a fan of any bipod that is to rigid, the standard Harris has to much hop for me, particularly off of a hard surface. I documented a full 1moa POI change between shooting off the dirt and shooting off concrete.

I use the 6-9", notched with tilt and pivot. I find that if I am behind the rifle correctly the rifle will rock and basically reset on target. I can typically call my own impacts once I get past 300yds. if that bipod is not tall enough I transition to my trekking poles since they are always with me.

There are still guys out there that think they have to shoot a cartridge that holds enough powder to fill a thermos jug to kill a whitetail or mule deer!!

Grin,

A lot of targets have met their demise due to the 30-06 propped up by a Harris.

I have one or two old Harris bipods that were going to get ditched. One resides on my .300 that I use as a longer range elk gun

How can anyone kill anything with a fixed power scope, that is old fashioned, and outdated as hell: