Varminterror
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Some I keep installed, some not. I keep converting more and more rifles to accept my Harris bipods with Area419 Arcalock hangers.
There are lots of objects in that photo that will not only conceal you from game but also steady your aim.
Cool photo. Where was it taken? Curious minds wanna know!
The only rifle that doesn't keep a bipod on it wasn't made for 1, that's my Benelli r1, it uses a bog deathgrip. Look at swagger bipods, they'll handle most hunting situations well. We like our swagger, the other rifles just have little prone pods on them, realistically where we hunt, prone over a hay bale, prone on the ground, standing leaning on a hay bale, or against an irrigation pivot are all likely positions, I don't think I've ever even had a tree in the scope when pulling the trigger...... D'oh forgot the leaning on a fence post!I recently purchased a CZ- Model 527 in .223 caliber. I made the decision to buy it for several reasons. First, it was there on the rack and I thought it was a beautiful little gun. It was the carbine model. Second it was capable of firing .223 and 5.56, very ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive calibers. And third, and lastly, I had heard so much about the quality of CZ that I did not go through my usual reviews before deciding to spend my money.
Since the gun world is changing, I thought I would look into the future and add necessary extras that would be needful and perhaps hard to obtain in the future. So I added rings, a scope, an extra magazine, a bit of ammo, and pondered hard over installing a Harris bipod. I decided to do so. It was a little pricy. I remember getting these things for about $30 when I was younger - the price has tripled.
The only downsides that I can see are that it adds weight to the gun and makes it harder to zip the rifle into a carrying bag. The bipod I got is really best suited for target and bench work as it is has nine inch adjustable legs. I considered the size that would allow to sit the high grass and shoot in that position. But, that model really represented a large add-on to the gun. Besides, I can always get one later if I want to. The model I bought probably would work well in the prone position.
I don't often see hunting rifles with bipods in the field. I have seen shooting sticks, tree stands with rifles rests, and rifles propped on tree branches. I was wondering how High Road shooters, hunters in particular, feel about keeping a bipod on their rifles all of the time?!
Only one range rifle keeps a bipod on it.I recently purchased a CZ- Model 527 in .223 caliber. I made the decision to buy it for several reasons. First, it was there on the rack and I thought it was a beautiful little gun. It was the carbine model. Second it was capable of firing .223 and 5.56, very ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive calibers. And third, and lastly, I had heard so much about the quality of CZ that I did not go through my usual reviews before deciding to spend my money.
Since the gun world is changing, I thought I would look into the future and add necessary extras that would be needful and perhaps hard to obtain in the future. So I added rings, a scope, an extra magazine, a bit of ammo, and pondered hard over installing a Harris bipod. I decided to do so. It was a little pricy. I remember getting these things for about $30 when I was younger - the price has tripled.
The only downsides that I can see are that it adds weight to the gun and makes it harder to zip the rifle into a carrying bag. The bipod I got is really best suited for target and bench work as it is has nine inch adjustable legs. I considered the size that would allow to sit the high grass and shoot in that position. But, that model really represented a large add-on to the gun. Besides, I can always get one later if I want to. The model I bought probably would work well in the prone position.
I don't often see hunting rifles with bipods in the field. I have seen shooting sticks, tree stands with rifles rests, and rifles propped on tree branches. I was wondering how High Road shooters, hunters in particular, feel about keeping a bipod on their rifles all of the time?!
Try a trigger stick. With a little practice. You have an improvised tree wherever you go.Just as an idle side note - I tried the collapsible shooting sticks (hollow core, bungees corded things) for a bit, and absolutely hated them. Incredibly noisy to set up, hard to carry around unless they were collapsed - it was really hard for me to find a single positive thing about them for the type of hunting that I do. I suppose that they're really made more for the folk that pack a ways into a parcel and then set up, and aren't really focused on mobility during the hunt.