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 Precision bipod (not Pro, haven’t seen that). Touched it once, can delete the pan if you want, kinda impressive. Seems like you can jack the legs down one notch at a time (or up? Or both ways?). 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!
