So Harris or Shooters Ridge Bipods Dont Pan/Track?

[saddlerocker]

So I want to get a bipod for my 223 bolt action. I guess I assumed you could aim left/right with the legs in the same positions, am I wrong?

There must be some ability to aim left and right, or you would spend all day trying to line up the bipod legs perfect.

Is there something I am missing? do they allow you to "pan" left and right an inch or so?

I would be shooting from a bench 95% of the time if that matters. Basically I want to know if I can aim left and right a bit without repositiong the bipod legs

 

[SentinelStrategic]

Spend the extra scratch and get an Accu-Shot Atlas V8. They're far superior. 30 degrees left and right pan, plus 30 degrees cant and 180 degrees of adjustment for the leg positioning. It's the bipod dreams are made of.

 

[saddlerocker]

Ok sorry I jumped the gun, asking 5 min before I found my anwser.

its usually called "Swivel" and they do have it, just on more expensive models.

Would still like to know if the ones that just pivot or the totally solid ones are good fro shooting from the bench.
I imagine that the rubber feet would grip and be hard to get dead on your target, but maybe im wrong.

 

[taliv]

swivel is not traverse left right. it's more like cant or tilt. i.e. harris' swivel feature would be useful if you were laying on the side of a hill. it would not be useful for moving targets

 

[saddlerocker]

Well it seems the terminology is different for each manufactuer. some say swivel 360 degrees, that is where you can spin the rifle around with the bipod legs in place.

some say pivot or cant for the "tipping". Harris uses the term swivel when really its pivot or cant

 

[SentinelStrategic]

swivel is not traverse left right. it's more like cant or tilt. i.e. harris' swivel feature would be useful if you were laying on the side of a hill. it would not be useful for moving targets

This.

If you get a Harris, get the BR-S model. That's the benchrest 6"-9" model with the swivel (tilt). It's ideal for both bench and prone shooting, as it's the lowest. It works decent for stability, but not as stable as a rest or vise.

 

[jpwilly]

I have a Caldwell 6-9" pivot on one of my rifles and it's working out great.