Magpul Bipod

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Got the MLok version for mine, impressed at the engineering and quality of it. Unlike Harris bipods there are no external springs which were annoying. Push button releases for folding and extending the legs along with nice tilt feature. Don't think I have anything made by Magpul that wasn't well made or thought out.

Inner legs are metal , outer is polymer. Nice positive lock mechanism rather than the friction sliding system used by Harris and others.

I have a couple of questions.. How easy is it to remove the bipod when installed on the hand guard? Does the M-Lok mount remain on hand guard?

The M-Lok mount is part of the bi-pod, you need allen wrenches to remove it from the hand guard. Magpul does offer different mounting options, sling stud mount, A.R.M.S. 17S, and a picatinny model.

https://www.magpul.com/featured/bipod

Thanks, Rembrandt.

There is quite a bit of 'flex' even with the knurled nut fully tightened. At first I hated this, but now I kinda like it, allows me to make slight variations without actually changing anything at the bi-pod itself. I think it is a great $100 option.

I have used several different hand-guard mounted bipods including the new Magpul, Harris/Larue and Atlas bipods for various types shooting. For the price the Magpul bipod is nice but it is not in the same league as the Harris/Larue or Atlas IMHO. The Magpul bipod would be a good hunting or casual range bipod, it is very affordable and fairly light weight. But I don't think the Magpul bipod would hold up to the abuse the Harris/Larue or Atlas bipods can take such as the loading typical of a Precision Rifle Match type application. I am partial to the Atlas with the ability to fold the legs forward or back and lock at the 45 degrees makes it very versatile on how you use it. It is also really tough and you can really throw you body weight into the rifle against the bipod to get steady without fear of breaking the bipod. Depending on you application the Magpul may or may not be the best choice. YMMV

If OCD is what you have beware what happens when it gives way toppling your rifle over.

I was listening to a Skillset Live podcast. Cannot remember the episode number. The guys have been taking several long range rifle classes, and testing a lot of different gear. They tried and talked about the Magpul bipod. The gist was they were not expecting to like it, but found they could really lean into it and get a very solid shooting platform. They really liked them.

But I have no personal experience with them. I do like every piece of Magpul gear I’ve bought to date, and see no reason they would fail at this product.

I like all my Magpul gear as well, but dollars to donuts I’d chose Harris before this one based on a very long track record and exhaustive testing. It looks great and I hope it works as it should, and I’d definitely choose it over a Harris knockoff.

Why is that? I find that I prefer the Magpul over the Harris - it seems much easier to get a repeatable load into the bipod with the Magpul.

I guess time and money has taught me to be cautious with certain purchases, bipods being one of them. I started with Harris, bought a look alike, had it fail, and went back to the old adage you get what you pay for.

Now a Magpul isn’t cheap or a knock off but it lacks a long history of field usage. Years ago I was rather dubious as to Harris for longevity, I mean look at them, they shouldn’t be surviving years let alone decades. So I’m not saying a Magpul won’t survive or isn’t as functional, or more user friendly.

I simply hold my prejudices for lack of familiarity and, in my opinion, a large enough consensus saying it’s worth spending more on than a Harris. As pleased as I’ve been with my GG&G I can’t say it was worth more than double a Harris’s asking price.

Swagger, Tubb, Magpul: all of them hold some interest for me though none so much as to risk a princely sum (in some cases) on. I hope down the road owners check in and report more good things so that when the time comes I can be more open to the possibilities.