Does anyone have experience with the LRA bipods?

[trickyric]

I have been looking at the LRA bipods on the website and they look interesting,,,,and expensive.
I am itching to pull the trigger and buy one but at $450 I would like to know if anyone has had real experience that can share the pros and cons with us.

 

[diverdon]

I have been looking at the LRA bipods on the website and they look interesting,,,,and expensive.
I am itching to pull the trigger and buy one but at $450 I would like to know if anyone has had real experience that can share the pros and cons with us.

The LRA is just as nice as it looks. One draw back I have found is that the LRA is quite wide even folded, thus I can not close the Pelican case with it attached. I need to remove the Bipod and then put it on after I take the rifle out of the case. I got mine from EuroOptic.

 

[trickyric]

The LRA is just as nice as it looks. One draw back I have found is that the LRA is quite wide even folded, thus I can not close the Pelican case with it attached. I need to remove the Bipod and then put it on after I take the rifle out of the case. I got mine from EuroOptic.

What about panning and swivel?
does it pan right and left like the Atlas? does it have a loose swivel or can the swivel tension be adjusted?
Does it have load play or is it rigid like a Harris?

 

[MSTN]

What about panning and swivel?
does it pan right and left like the Atlas? does it have a loose swivel or can the swivel tension be adjusted?
Does it have load play or is it rigid like a Harris?

No. the only adjustments are leg length and cant.

I love my .300 Norma Mag, but when it was new, I really did not care for the pogo-stick behavior on discharge I experienced with my usual Harris bipod. And frankly, I was afraid the 19 pound rig was too tippy perched atop a Harris BRM-S. So, I ended up always shooting it off a sandbag. Not the most practical choice!

I looked long and hard to find an LRA bipod. Ended up buying a lightly used one, since no one had any new ones, for full price.

I'm glad I did. The LRA is far more stable than any bipod I've tried and is hell for stout. No more pogo-stick behavior. Group size improved. Looks cool, too!

 

[backcountryguide]

Damn I need one of those for my .338

 

[Toast]

I'm in for a group buy. I want the F-class.

 

[trickyric]

Can the legs be changed out with the longer or shorter legs?
The lengths sit right between what I would want

 

[blair]

I have one and it works great on my AI .338 - more sturdy than the Harris, as stated.

 

[drn1234]

You can also mod the legs by putting a spring and pin inside the leg tube. That way when you hot the button it will spring down until it hit the ground. Nice for uneven terrain.

Awesome bipod. The F class is extremely wide. the standard is perfect for me and fits in my pelican case.

 

[trickyric]

You can also mod the legs by putting a spring and pin inside the leg tube. That way when you hot the button it will spring down until it hit the ground. Nice for uneven terrain.

Awesome bipod. The F class is extremely wide. the standard is perfect for me and fits in my pelican case.

which height unit do you use?

 

[Butters_Aus]

I'd love to get one of the F-Class models myself! Somebody sell me one

 

[gstaylorg]

Eurooptic will be happy to sell you one. I would also strongly recommend buying the QD hardware kit. I wouldn't worry too much about leg lengths. There are more ways to adjust height with one of these than you will ever use, including leg extensions.

Long Range Accuracy F-Class Bipod

 

[MSTN]

Ditto on the QD kit!

 

[Regalkismet]

I have the new LRA ultra light tactical bipod..... Damn nice bipod.

 

[trickyric]

I have the new LRA ultra light tactical bipod..... Damn nice bipod.

isn't that model made of Un-obtainium?

 

[Strykervet]

I got one of these for my DTA HTI. It's about the only bipod that'll do the trick for that one. Has a little lever to lock down the cant in the back. I have the one bigger than the short one --I think there are only two sizes. It's the lightweight model, not skeletonized like the F-class. I've never actually seen but two: this lightweight one and the F-class. They can all be hard to get at times, Eurooptic is about the best place to look. If you are vet or mil, ask about a discount. If they don't have it, ask DTA since they might as they carry it for their rifles, and they'll also give you the discount.

I don't think there's a more stable bipod out there.

One thing I'd like to have gotten when I ordered it were different feet options for different terrain. But those were nowhere to be found. And LRA didn't have a site up when I ordered it and they don't answer the phone. Even DTA had that problem and never knew if their next order was coming in 3 weeks or 3 months. I guess when you make the only bipod like this in the business, you can do what you want, it sells itself.

+1 on the LRA being one wide bitch. I like that you can partially extend the legs on it and that they lock solid in place when open. Depending on what you have it mounted on, that width can sometimes get in the way, like with the DTA's rail system. Some items may not fit on the rail 90deg. to it if they are too wide themselves. YMMV. Great, great bipod though.

Elite Iron has one that isn't rated for .50BMG but can handle pretty much anything under it. It'll spin a full 360 around the rifle and allow it to be used like a "V" --use your imagination, rest it in trees, between rocks, etc. It may have more articulation. It'd be nice choice for certain rifles I suppose, and it's well built but it's costly --moreso than the LRA.

Atlas is also making (or just made) a new bipod that'll handle .50's and has legs that lock similar to the LRA IIRC. I haven't seen it, only talked to them about it a year ago or so.

All three are leaps and bounds above the Harris.

 

[Regalkismet]

isn't that model made of Un-obtainium?

I called Eurooptic and got it the following week.... I may have been lucky as he had 2 in Stock....

 

[300LW]

Elite Iron has a solid leg version that they rate for 50 BMG. They've also streamlined production and lowered their prices. I paid $625 for the solid leg bipod a couple of months ago and had it in my hands in 3 weeks. It has exceeded my expectations.

 

[secondofangle]

LRA Bipod Height

Eurooptic will be happy to sell you one. I would also strongly recommend buying the QD hardware kit. I wouldn't worry too much about leg lengths. There are more ways to adjust height with one of these than you will ever use, including leg extensions.

Long Range Accuracy F-Class Bipod

I disagree.

First, as seen in the photo, on a DTA HTI the LRA bipod will allow a MAXIMUM upward shooting angle of 6 (six) degrees. This is a MAJOR handicap when shooting in mountainous terrain.

Second, Eurooptic has not had leg extensions in stock for going on a year. I've had them backordered since December.

Once you add the QD hardware for $60 and the leg extensions (if they EVER become available) for $80, you now have a $450+60+80=$590 bipod.

And with the Elite Iron Revolution price reduced to $625, the choice should be obvious for everybody with a DTA rifle but those shooting on benches or other flat surfaces. If others' measurements are correct, it will put the bore 2.5" further off the ground compared with the LRA which by my measurements will allow for an 11-degree shot. Still not mountain goat angles, but almost double the LRA. Moreover, it will NOT have the severely limited cant and the stickiness issues associated with the cant on the LRA. AND I'm gonna guess it will fit in a hard case without having to be removed.

Anybody have measurements on max upward cant on other rifles? OP, what's your application?

I'm about a rabbit hair away from pulling the trigger on the EI Revolution and selling the LRA.

 

[Midwestside]

^You should downsize to the Ipad Mini. It's less cumbersome in the field

 

[bohem]

I disagree.

First, as seen in the photo, on a DTA HTI the LRA bipod will allow a MAXIMUM upward shooting angle of 6 (six) degrees. This is a MAJOR handicap when shooting in mountainous terrain.

Second, Eurooptic has not had leg extensions in stock for going on a year. I've had them backordered since December.

Once you add the QD hardware for $60 and the leg extensions (if they EVER become available) for $80, you now have a $450+60+80=$590 bipod.

And with the Elite Iron Revolution price reduced to $625, the choice should be obvious for everybody with a DTA rifle but those shooting on benches or other flat surfaces. If others' measurements are correct, it will put the bore 2.5" further off the ground compared with the LRA which by my measurements will allow for an 11-degree shot. Still not mountain goat angles, but almost double the LRA. Moreover, it will NOT have the severely limited cant and the stickiness issues associated with the cant on the LRA. AND I'm gonna guess it will fit in a hard case without having to be removed.

Anybody have measurements on max upward cant on other rifles? OP, what's your application?

I'm about a rabbit hair away from pulling the trigger on the EI Revolution and selling the LRA.

Looks like you have the short/short leg setup. I don't know why LRA even sold these legs, they were quickly discovered to be a "square range only" type. I've been after Dave for 2 years for a set of Coyote legs, the 22" tall ones for those pesky half-prone, half sitting loophole shots that match directors are throwing up all the time here.

I regularly shoot at a place where 15 degrees uphill is necessary to see the 1050yd line and the long/long setup works without issue on every gun I own, plus a couple of DTA's that I've lent my Light Tactical out to try.

With my T4 stocked match rifle I use my regular rear bag at the long line at this club, estimating I'd guess 18-20 degrees up pretty easily.

I hate to say this but the stickiness issues in the cant are user error. I've run LRA's in matches since early 2011 and the only time I've ever had the issue was at the 2013 GAP Grind when I took a header into 8" of clay-sand mud... twice. Washed the bipod out in the hotel shower, it was right as rain.

 

[secondofangle]

^You should downsize to the Ipad Mini. It's less cumbersome in the field

The mini can't take the recoil of the 375...

I just ordered the Revolution

 

[secondofangle]

Looks like you have the short/short leg setup. I don't know why LRA even sold these legs, they were quickly discovered to be a "square range only" type. I've been after Dave for 2 years for a set of Coyote legs, the 22" tall ones for those pesky half-prone, half sitting loophole shots that match directors are throwing up all the time here.

I regularly shoot at a place where 15 degrees uphill is necessary to see the 1050yd line and the long/long setup works without issue on every gun I own, plus a couple of DTA's that I've lent my Light Tactical out to try.

With my T4 stocked match rifle I use my regular rear bag at the long line at this club, estimating I'd guess 18-20 degrees up pretty easily.

I hate to say this but the stickiness issues in the cant are user error. I've run LRA's in matches since early 2011 and the only time I've ever had the issue was at the 2013 GAP Grind when I took a header into 8" of clay-sand mud... twice. Washed the bipod out in the hotel shower, it was right as rain.

Mine has the measurements of the long leg. 6.6 and 10" Long Range Accuracy F-Class Bipod

And the DTA guys including Nick have the same gripe about the cant stickiness. We have a lot of sand out here.