I searched the archives, and saw a whole lot of "buy a Harris." OK, but I have some specific requirements. Wonder if you folks can help me out.
-I will use this for varmit hunting. Whistle pigs (errr, ground squirrels) and Rock Chucks.
-Must be usable from a seated position. Needs the long legs. I tried a 21" (23"?) and it seemed to be too short. If I wanted to shoot uphill (which is often the case) my elbows would be in the dirt and my back bent in half.
-Needs to swivel and cant.
-Should be under $100, if possible.
So here are some I looked at.
-Caldwell. It was tall enough, and had cant & swivel, but I hated the way the legs work. (The twisty locks). Takes forever to get 'em set. And the guy in the store who wanted to sell me the $120 bipod said they strip out pretty easy, and slip frequently. Murphy says it would slip right before I take a shot.
Versa-Pod. I liked the leg locks, and the cant/swivel/tilt. But the head seemed a little loose. Is it steady enough? And it was too short.
Harris--but they were out of the ones with cant and swivel. Gotta have it.
So what do you use? Any Caldwell or Versa-Pod users want to talk me into one of those? Other brands?
MidwayUSA.com is down, so I couldn't read the reviews there, which I generally find helpful.
-I will use this for varmit hunting. Whistle pigs (errr, ground squirrels) and Rock Chucks.
-Must be usable from a seated position. Needs the long legs. I tried a 21" (23"?) and it seemed to be too short. If I wanted to shoot uphill (which is often the case) my elbows would be in the dirt and my back bent in half.
-Needs to swivel and cant.
-Should be under $100, if possible.
So here are some I looked at.
-Caldwell. It was tall enough, and had cant & swivel, but I hated the way the legs work. (The twisty locks). Takes forever to get 'em set. And the guy in the store who wanted to sell me the $120 bipod said they strip out pretty easy, and slip frequently. Murphy says it would slip right before I take a shot.
Versa-Pod. I liked the leg locks, and the cant/swivel/tilt. But the head seemed a little loose. Is it steady enough? And it was too short.
Harris--but they were out of the ones with cant and swivel. Gotta have it.
So what do you use? Any Caldwell or Versa-Pod users want to talk me into one of those? Other brands?
MidwayUSA.com is down, so I couldn't read the reviews there, which I generally find helpful.