Whats everyone using for a doall bipod?
Obviously, lightweight and sturdy enough to shoot accurately?
Not sure it matters but will be using a arca mount, and rifles would be a seekins element, seekins slam, would use in mountains hunting, from a tree stand, and bench when shooting 100-300
So, no competition? I’m not a competitor. And how many guns does this thing need to work on?
Preface so you can analyze my feedback: I use bipods only on a range bench or on a rotating pdog table. Never use them anywhere else (not prone, etc).
I own:
- Atlas CAL
- Atlas SCAL
- LRA F-Class Tactical Lite
- Elite Iron panning model (spigot and pic rail)
- an old Harris with smooth legs (infinite adjustment, slow, no cant adj, but works fine on sling swivels when on the bench)
If I had to just pick one bipod for
ONE gun used for just carrying and hunting and the range bench…shit…hmmm…maybe an Elite Iron (panner or non-panner, if a panner get the rubber feet as the metals ones will pivot and scratch the barrel when folded up).
Why?
- folds up narrow on gun
- allows for natural NPA
- very stable
- panning is nice for shooting actual living things
- legs deploy by pulling away from bipod (no buttons)
- kinda long, however
However, it’s spendy and is hard to adapt across a variety of regular stocks, chassis, etc. It’s not as fast to deploy as a Harris, but it’s more stable.
If I had to just pick one bipod for
MULTIPLE guns used for just carrying and hunting and the range bench…then probably a notched 6-9” swivel Harris with all the mods (RRS swivel adapter and a RRS knob/lever pic/arca clamp, plus KMW pod-loc).
Why?
- very light & small
- very narrow when folded up
- super fast to deploy and fold up
- there’s still a ton of PRS shooters that still use the thing, and they’re better shooters than me
The other bipods I own are too wide (LRA, SCAL) too heavy (SCAL), or too slow to deploy, for me, in a stressful situation (LRA &
especially the SCAL and CAL).
The only other bipod that fits what I think you want is a bipod I’ve never used: a narrower “PRS” LRA bipod. You apparently still must unlock the legs via a button to swivel them down, but then you can extend the legs out by just pulling.
LRA bipods use comparatively awesome-to-touch-in-the-cold carbon fiber legs, btw.
Pulling is how the EI legs extend as well, and personally I sort of hate it as I’m always snagging the legs on something, accidentally extending the dang things. But maybe that style is your cup of tea.
Anyway, the longer I have used bipods for the range bench the more I have gained appreciation for that dang lowly & jangly POS, the Harris. I’m never irritated at it, which is something I cannot say about my other bipods.
For pdog work, however, I suggest a panner.
Honorable mention: the Warne Skyline bipod (not Pro or Lite, haven’t touched them). Touched it once and it seems well-made, can delete the pan if you want, kinda impressive. Seems like you can jack the fully-extended legs up one notch at a time in a controlled fashion. Seemed handy to use when stretching and cursing to adjust the height when behind the gun. I’m always over/under-shooting bipod height in that situation.
Good luck!
