Loading a bipod

[madppcs]

Ok, Ive been having a question swirling in my brain forever now.
How much do you load the bipod? Ive experimented with various pressures up to the point it affects POI. On a flat surface, the bipod would normally slide forward with too much pressure. There are things to prevent this like spikes and cleat feet. (Ive have them, but feel that it leads me to load the bipod too much)

So if you were to shoot at 100yds, normal conditions, no accessories on your bipod, how much forward pressure do you maintain?

 

[pineoak]

Consistently. That's all that matters.

I used a Harris for years and I know the amount of pressure it can handle before sliding forward on the concrete I used to shoot on.

I've since just kept the same pressure at all times when shooting. I prefer my Atlas PSR and the Harris only comes out once in a blue moon.

 

[hereinaz]

Loading is just putting consistent pressure, its not magic. Its so the legs react the same way every time. It shouldn't be too much either.

 

[Revelstuck]

I have heard from some shooters they pull the gun backwards and load the legs with backward pressure and hold it into their shoulder pocket so it removes the recoil shift in the slack in the bipod legs...
Can anybody explain why this would be wrong?

 

[bjay]

I have heard from some shooters they pull the gun backwards and load the legs with backward pressure and hold it into their shoulder pocket so it removes the recoil shift in the slack in the bipod legs...
Can anybody explain why this would be wrong?

Id think youll get more recoil that way instead of loading it forward as it will help you absorb recoil when bipod resetting that little slack...that method is like doing squat or leg press with knees locked and straight it will hurt you more instead of bend a Little..but again im drinking and drunk what do i know

 

[pineoak]

Try that with a Harris... ??

 

[Diver160651]

I have heard from some shooters they pull the gun backwards and load the legs with backward pressure and hold it into their shoulder pocket so it removes the recoil shift in the slack in the bipod legs...
Can anybody explain why this would be wrong?

Yes, to do this you need to use more muscle-- hence more shooter induced shake.. but I have used reverse load on occasion (like standing on a stump with the bipod over the obstacle, but only out of desperation.

Also if you run a Harris and do that, you might shoot the ground when the legs fold up