Low Profile Bipods Or Normal Sized Bipods Which Do You Think Is Better?
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WardenWolf
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It depends on how and where you're planning to shoot it. I'm not the type of person who shoots prone, so I prefer a longer bipod that I can use while sitting. I honestly consider ultra-short bipods a waste of money, as you can just as easily use a pack or anything else to bring the rifle up to that height.
BHP FAN
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I like the shortys because I mostly shoot prone or from the bench,and consider any thing longer than a 6'' to 9'' a waste of money.the longer ones tend to tangle with brush in field use,won't fit in most cases, and will even foul with the rifle's own sling.
Karl Hungus
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I use 9"-13" on all my rifles, but I'm usually shooting on uneven ground and in weird positions. I've never had any trouble with getting the bipod tangled with the sling or foliage. For ideal prone/bench shooting at a range I use bags or an adjustable front shooting rest.
Maverick223
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I like the low bipods, 6-9" seems to perform well for both bench and prone. I would however invest in a decent bipod (at the very least a Shooters Ridge), or just stick with bags.
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I'd just hate to have a bipod, but not be able to use it because it didn't clear the grass. So I went with the 9-13 and honestly It works just fine for the small amount of bench work that I do.
I'll be shooting on a bench 99 percent of the time. Otherwise I'll be prone. Most sniper rifles have 6 to 9 inch adjustable bipods on them from factory. I just thought having a low profile one would make the gun level so I won't have to raise the rear stock up to get it level like you gotta do for ones 6 inches and longer. I had to raise the back a little when I had a shooting bag. I tried holding the gun on the bench without a bag. It's to heavy up front since I put a scope mount, scope rings and a scope on it. So I need a bipod for it now. Otherwise I'll just be shaking like I was and can't get in accurate shots much.
Yeah I heard bags are better. I might just save money by trying to shoot off the top of my plastic ammo box. I'm only gonna go to the shooting range once in a great while. I just wanted to build a accurate high powered rifle. I want to buy a pu sniper bolt assemby for it next and that should be the last thing I need to complete my mosin nagant 91 30 build. This thread is closed. Should I post a picture of it when I have it done?
Rokman
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I have three 9-13" bipods that I bought on a rediculous clearance from Walmart and I wish at least one of them was a 6-9" instead. The 6" height would be much better from the bench.
Maverick223
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Boltman will modify your bolt body (welding on a new bent bolt) if you send it to him. I have heard he does great work.
Harris is far from the best, but are very sturdy. My groups shrink by a very small amount if I shoot off my rest, VS. the bipod. They can be very accurate if your consistant with them, and way easier than lugging a rest to the range.
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Yeah Maverick I found this other website that I an send the bolt to him and he would install a long bent bolt or I could just buy one already done from him. It's cheaper for shipping just to buy one already done frm this guy otherwise I'd have to pay for shipping to him. Plus I don't think he would want to work on my bolt assembly since I blued it. I plan on bluing the next one a get to. I like the stealth black look for my rifle. : ) I might just lay the gun on the bench and shoot it like that but it's still hard that way. I don't have anything else to put under it. I might have to go buy another bag for it. If this one store has them in stock I can pick a shooting bag up for less than 20 bucks new but it only comes in green.
I hope to be able to hit bulleyes at 100 yards with that rifle someday. I pulled off one at 50 yards when my scope was set. I almost pulled off a second one but it got kind of in between a bullseye and the lower number spot. I didn't have the scope prefectly set but since it did make a bullseye at 50 yards I didn't try harder to get it dead set in the middle of the bullseye.
I just decided to buy another shooting bag. It's a black and tan one. It was 21.39 with taxes. A little more than my last one but atleast it's mostly black. My last one was a ugly green. Also I was goofing with my rifle last night and noticed that even with my scope all the way back on the scope mount it still doesn't give me a clear scope picture. I would need to get the good scope mount that attached to the side of the gun. Which requires gunsmithing. I would be able to get a clear scope picture then with that scope mount but I also need a bent bolt. The gunsmith wants to much just to put the scope mount on. He said 125 at the most just to do the work for the scope mount.
TargetTerror
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The best answer is find your natural shooting position for whatever position you are shooting in and use the bipod that puts the rifle in that range. For me, I have found the 9-13 inch bipods to do this best from either the bench or prone.
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