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Okay, tried the bipod from prone at 100 yards and...
...better groups than sandbagged at the bench, even with rounds I thought were marginal. This with .280 Rem [BDL DM/KwikKlip], .338 WM [Ruger 77 with brake]. Thanks to Jacob Bynum and Greg Rodriguez.
No noticeable shift in POI, although I would expect some if held freehand.
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Never noticed any POI change on my rifles with the bipod and I always sight in with a rest and bags and hunt with the bipod. My longest (610 yards) and shortest (125 yards) shots on elk and deer have all been with the Harris 25C bipod and always went just where I expected them to go.
Groups seem to be about the same also, but I do get a bit more bounce at the bench when shooting with a bipod. Not so much in the field.
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I usually use a front rest and rear bag when testing loads. Then I use a bipod (sometimes not always) at distance. I've never seen a change in POI.
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This is how I do it also, I've also done a bipod and rear bag off the bench. Even with minor bipod hop, POI doesn't shift, accuracy is also consistent between the two. I do hunt with the bipod on, when in terrain that allows for prone shots. If a situation doesn't allow for prone, I shoot seated off sticks.
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