Re: so i have a ar10 with PRS stock. monopod?!?!
cruze5, the Accu-Shot monopod was an idea developed to use with a bipod in the field. One element that was paramount to the idea of a monopod was having it attached to the rifle just like a bipod (shooting buddy forgot his bean bag on a prairie dog hunt).
The monopod is a tool, the more you use it the better you become with it. At <span style="text-decoration: underline">minimum</span>, it will be attached to your rifle so if you WANT TO USE IT, for a given shot, it is there. And our testimonials demonstrate that some pretty impressive groups are possible using a bipod/monopod combination.
My observations are that most people new to monopods simply do not understand how they can be used.
One key element is keeping your off hand <span style="text-decoration: underline">on</span> the knob while sighting and firing the rifle. In soft ground/dirt, this spreads the support foundation out to help keep it on top instead of sinking down. And after the shot in such conditions, you simply adjust elevation and shoot again. It should be obvious, that IF you have the luxury of planning where you shoot from and IF you will be shooting from that position for an extended period, using a mat would also help in this issue of sinking.
When I read "A rear bag is much quicker and versital than the mono pod." I realize I have failed to demonstrate how to use the monopods versatility and speed as it is simply not the case.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Quicker</span>? When does the clock start? when you get your rifle beanbag positioned just so? Or from standing beanbag in pocket, pack or?? Maybe quicker from shot to shot at a stationary target? Not sure how that could be because at that point both supports are pretty much functioning the same a squeeze on the bag a slight twist of the wrist. Maybe while engaging moving targets? Lets see, the monopod IS attached so you can use the leg as a handle to pan the rifle with no concern of keeping the two properly mated as you do with a beanbag. Maybe engaging multiple targets? using the leg like a lever, sweeping or pivoting the leg front to back while keeping the heel of your hand on the deck will raise lower muzzle, fast. Add moving multiple targets (first, you have either a great range to shoot at or you are deployed which is where we got a ton of great feedback from guys doing just that with our products!) you use the knob to pan while pivoting it forward/backward and you can track any target going left to right, right to left moving up or down hill.
Versatile? How? I really don't know what would possibly make the bean bag more versatile. Will a beanbag allow you to adjust onto a target, lets say a particular bean in a pile of like beans, you now get off the rifle, let another get behind the rifle to observe said target, will a beanbag allow this? Will a beanbag allow you to adjust to that same bean, in a low light/no light situation then hold on that exact bean, in the dark for say 47 minutes? Did you just move the bag? Are you on the same bean? Will your fatigue be the same?
Last, I have observed military snipers using a monopod for the first time, some take to it right away and it puts a smile on their face. Others simply cannot get comfortable behind the rifle and there is no way they will switch. Chevy and Ford deal.
And in closing, I'm reminded that this subject matter is what brought me to SH years ago. A member asked about the Accu-Shot much like you did, a couple of members posted their unfounded opinions (not their <span style="text-decoration: underline">experience</span> with the monopod, but rather what they <span style="text-decoration: underline">believed</span> would be their experience if they should use one, i.e. good for bench, no use in field, etc.). Another gentleman posted what their experience was, "their" being the SOTIC group at Ft. Bragg. He explained how and why the Accu-Shot was part of the course there and as far as I know remains so today (I say "as far as I know" because until I read that post years ago, I had no idea SOTIC was using our products in their course, they bought them though one of our dealers). I do know monopods are not going away for such applications, we recently shipped a ton (okay over 500 pounds) of them for inclusion in a new precision rifle system for uncle sam.
Wow I used all my words up for the next 2 weeks!!!
