what harris bipod?

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so I went cheap with champion and it broke so now its go big or go home.

I seen a 27inch adjustable and 25inch adjustable bipod. I'm 6ft5 and the gun will be used for coyotes and groundhogs.

any advice is appreciated.
 
Skip the bipod. From a sitting position a stick with a y at the top, trimmed to whatever length works best for you will work wonders. You can secure it to your rifle with a length of paracord or surgical tubing, or just wrap a finger or thumb over the forearm. The are available in mother nature's superstore for cheap and come in many different camo patterns. For prone, just lay it over a backpack. I bought a nice Harris for my coyote rifle and found, while nice at the range, it was heavy, screwed up the balance of my rifle and didn't adjust enough to suit the variety of positions I found myself in the field.
 
All I've ever had is what Harris now calls the HBL. But my two were purchased before the "M" and "S" styles, and the longer lengths, were available. They do everything I need them to do, but I only use them when on the bench or when shooting prone in the field. Sitting or standing I use the sling... or a fence post... or a tree.

If I had to buy a set today it would probably be the "S" style.
 
I have had and have various Harris bipods and shooting sticks. My usual targets are ground hogs, coyotes, crows and racoons to ranges in excess of 300 yards. My usual shooting is from a stool looking out on the back 50 or sitting on my front porch and, on occasion, shooting prone from my front door. What has worked for me:

1. Though I have a tall Harris bipod, when sitting I prefer shooting sticks. You can be very stable with shooting sticks from the sitting position. I made my own out of straight willow branches; they may have cost me a quarter.

2. For shooting prone or off a bench, I like the short Harris bipods.

For Harris bipods, I much prefer the ones with the swivel function and leg notches are nice.
 
I find the selection of the proper Harris bipod to be a daunting task. They don't make it easy. Not for my simple mind anyway.
 
Took the ancient 2 position Harris pod off my .243. Found it to be heavy. Harris stiff is pricey too. Anyway, hold your rifle in the sitting position and get somebody to measure the space between the forestock and the dirt. Give you an idea of what you need.
Shooting sticks are free.
 
FWIW, I found the Primos Triggerstick tall tripod (jim shockey ed) was perfect on my hunt in Namibia. I had practiced shooting off of sticks at the range beforehand, and when my guide in Africa said "this is what we use" I didn't complain or argue. The third leg added tremendous stability. Whatever you go with, I think the gun mounted bipods are strictly a range use only item. Good luck
 
how do you guys feel about the bog pod tripods or bipods. I shoot groundhogs at 200-300yards so need something really steady.
 
I have used one of the sitting Harris bipods (approx 12"-24"). Harris makes great quality products, but I did have a few issues in the practicality of use.
1) Leg adjustment. The one I used had the friction locks. It just took a little time to adjust both legs on uneven ground. Leg notches wouldn't have made it any better, only harder to adjust. Leg notches for a benched bipod would work well.
2) Swivel is really more of a "cant". It definitely helps make adjustment quicker since it is a user adjustment that isn't changing the length of the legs to get the crosshairs vertical.
3) Groups. Tall, sitting bipods aren't rock solid.There is a lot of wiggle, even with all the hardware tight. Plenty solid for big game hunting, but IMHO a solid rest would be better for varmints.
4) "Huntability". When you finally have it all set up the way you want it for a certain shooting window, the game has to come from the other direction of course. There's no time to adjust on the legs. It's a matter of sliding around and usually balancing on one of the bipod legs to get into a workable shooting position because the uneven ground is different at the new location.

I like Harris bipods - they are well made and relatively light, but IMHO, from a sitting position, they are a little clumsy and may not be able to be solid enough at full height to attain the accuracy necessary for varmint hunting.
 
might want to build you a bi-fur-pod. there are pictures and a "how to" over at varmintal.com.

murf
 
For punching holes in paper and cans or golf balls , which is 98% of what I do I'd call my Harris Bipod the best money Ive ever spent. For hunting it stays at home.
 
Why Harris? There are a myriad of after market bipods out there - some better than others of course, but why Harris? What in your opinion makes them "better" than other makes?

Just curious.....
 
Its a good solid bipod that attaches easily to a sling swivel and costs about $65. Ive seen all kinds of bipods for 3X the price that look like they do the same thing Harris bipods do.

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I really like Harris Bipods. The one thing they re really useful for is hunting in the snow. Whenever you need to set your rifle down you can pull down the bipod legs and have the rifle nearby but out of the snow.

They are heavy, so I don't use them all the time. I've never actually shot at game using one, my shots have been at 60 yards or less. I've actually shot from the sitting position with the legs down but hanging in the air....

I also like shooting sticks. They are good for balance while walking are light and don't interfere with the gun. Like the bipod you can use them to prop the rifle up out of the snow. I'm using them more than the bipod lately.
 
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