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Well well well, lookie here (MDT GEN 2 Ckye Pod is here!)
- Thread starter Krob95
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Just adding these bipods are amazing. Coming from someone who has eyeballed them for 2 years and finally made the jump. Glad I waited and got the gen 2. Even went all out and got the double pull.
These bipods will literally change your life.
These bipods will literally change your life.
Maybe a name change to WhinyNutz is in order.
NO! Gonna need yours next month as I believe I'm in on the backorder until Spring group. My only gripe is I wish I'd been informed instead of believing I'd see a new bipod soon. But at least it will appreciate in value while I wait.
I have two of them. You can use my old Gen 1 lolNO! Gonna need yours next month as I believe I'm in on the backorder until Spring group. My only gripe is I wish I'd been informed instead of believing I'd see a new bipod soon. But at least it will appreciate in value while I wait.
Might be because it's too early in the AM, are you saying yours shipped 2 weeks after ordering it?
Yup! Just got tracking notification this morning! They told me 8-12 weeks just a few days ago...sure made me happy because i would not have intentionally loaned them $600 for 3 months if i knew they were backordered when i placed my order! They said in stock when i ordered...im sure there will be some happy people today, as the sneaky backorder was not a big hit with alot of people...
Welcome to the world of popular gun accessories. Back orders don’t bother me. I waited 6 months or so for my Gen 2 Ckye pod due to warranty on a Gen 1. I was not angry. I was not hounding them for updates. They told me they would take care of me, and sure as shit they did. I bought another Gen 1 in the mean time and an atlas cal for another rifle.
Sierra Bullets canceled my order due to stocking issues after giving me a run around about shipping. I was more upset about them refunding me than the potential of not having the bullets for a while.
MDT is good people. If giving them 600 bucks for a back ordered item is going to cause lost sleep, I’m sure you can call them and cancel the order. It can surely be worse. You could be out a couple thousand dollars for a Q Honey Badger and wait forever for your order to be fulfilled. Or you could deal with a company that lacks any real customer service.
Sierra Bullets canceled my order due to stocking issues after giving me a run around about shipping. I was more upset about them refunding me than the potential of not having the bullets for a while.
MDT is good people. If giving them 600 bucks for a back ordered item is going to cause lost sleep, I’m sure you can call them and cancel the order. It can surely be worse. You could be out a couple thousand dollars for a Q Honey Badger and wait forever for your order to be fulfilled. Or you could deal with a company that lacks any real customer service.
They are good people, agreed. I was bummed because i bought it for a new build that didnt have a bipod. It was available at oldballs the day i ordered from mdt...if they said it was backordered i could have gotten it from oldballs that day. Not loosing sleep, just like knowing where my hard earned money is going, what its getting me, and when...personally, i believe its bad business to sell things you dont have without at the very least letting the person know that if you give me money now, ill give you something in a month...
I have two prs legs. I can go taller if needed which is ideal. With the standard you’re stuck at that height.
I went with the standard...it seems to me that the standard height, with the legs all the way out sideways will be low enough and more stable than the prs with legs in reg position, but will also be just tall enough for a really contorted sitting postition...hopefully, I could be wrong! I will post pics in Tue.
+1 for the standard length. I've never found a scenario that the bipod was too tall for
Thanks for the tag, and you're right, we literally cannot make these things fast enough. Due to the overwhelming demand of some of our lines (ACC, Ckye-Pod, now the HNT-26, etc.) we have had to expand our machining and assembly capabilities extensively to accommodate the influx. I know that it sucks to hear and I will be the first one to agree with you that it's really tough to have stuff on back order, or worse yet, back order then customs! However, I promise you that we are working as fast as we can and as hard as we can to produce the quality product that you guys all expect from us and to provide you with the best possible customer service that we can.
We're not perfect, we're human too but we appreciate all of your support and understanding and I hope that we get you all your gear ASAP!
Josh
It does not suck to hear. It's wonderful to see you grow. We'll wait. We're used to it by now.
*And that is a general reference to many things, not you specifically.
I have the PRS length, and now going to migrate to the Double-pull. I very very rarely ever used the PRS length at the lowest setting, and 95% of the time had it pulled out to the same height as the standard.
However, the Double-pull is also the same length as the Standard, and has the capability to go even taller, which is a really big advantage during field-style matches. I think there's more versatility with the Double-pull, but if you're only ever on a flat, square range, the PRS will be more than adequate.
Any reason you switched from PRS/Short to Standard? Just trying to decide between the two versions. How do you like Standard now that youve had them both which one do you prefer?
I realized that everytime I ran my bipod, I was always running it with 2 extensions out at my range at minimum, and never ran it collapsed. So I figure why not go longer, so if I need to go higher on some stages or go wider, then I have that additional length. The standard is a bit tall on the XLR Envy w/o a bag rider, but it works great for my ACC w/ a bag rider. I'm getting a bag rider for the XLR Envy which will let me run my Standard Ckye Pod in the default stance w/o it being too high.
Makes sense. Do you tend to run you bipod as wide as you can usually for bench/prone positions?
I usually always run it in default stance. Wide stance takes up too much horizontal profile that I don't always have so I just got used to always running it in standard. Wide stance is nice when you have the space for it.
No, it uses their own proprietary clamp. If you want to have a QD detach, buy it with the RRS adapter, and get an SC-LR clamp.
You can also use the Grayops adapter and mount the new RRS ARMs clamp. Works great.
Ckye-Pod Adapter for Arca Clamp
PURPOSE: Replaces Ckye-Pod clamp making it compatible with any ARMS17 pattern clamp such as Atlas or our very own Gray Ops CNC Throw Lever Arca Clamp FEATURES: Machined from 6061 Aluminum Hard black anodizing Includes shorter brass tipped panning set screw Adds 0.3125” in height Hole machined on...
grayopscnc.com
You can also use the Grayops adapter and mount the new RRS ARMs clamp. Works great.
Ckye-Pod Adapter for Arca Clamp
PURPOSE: Replaces Ckye-Pod clamp making it compatible with any ARMS17 pattern clamp such as Atlas or our very own Gray Ops CNC Throw Lever Arca Clamp FEATURES: Machined from 6061 Aluminum Hard black anodizing Includes shorter brass tipped panning set screw Adds 0.3125” in height Hole machined on...grayopscnc.com
I was about to do that, does the ARMS stick out past the barricade stop? From the way I measured it on the grayops plate it looks like it juts out. The SC-LR with the RRS adapter doesn't jut out at all which is why I went that direction. I bought 2 ARMS-LR for my Atlas and the CkyePod, and decided to swap one to the SC-LR.
Maybe it does sit flush?
Well, this is a very pleasant and BIG surprise. Ordered my bipod on Sunday afternoon and I got a tracking number on Tues. Glad it wasn't "8-12 weeks." Thanks MDT!
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Must be nice
They tricked me and a bunch of others into thinking they had shit in stock. I ordered 2/11 and nothing no email or any heads up.
I ordered mine on the February 23rd, then called after others said they were getting theirs early. MDT confirmed mine was going to ship at the end of March. Perhaps it's the difference in versions? I ordered an ARCA attachment head, left-handed (right-hand knob) standard length. Maybe the widgets on certain models take longer to source?
Sorry to jump you in line. Betting it was one assembled with the RRS attachment mod. sitting without an order. Just pure luck on my part.Must be nice
They tricked me and a bunch of others into thinking they had shit in stock. I ordered 2/11 and nothing no email or any heads up.
Anyone want to trade their PRS Short for a Standard? I have a gen2 standard but it's a wee bit tall.
Curious what your order number was? Just so the rest of us can get a sense of how close we came to getting one. Maybe have a prize for who got the closest to the cutoff.
Hi. Not really interested in whittling the baseball bat for others to beat MDT with. I ordered it on 7 March around midday. You know enough about my purchase already. I expected to wait 8-12 weeks as I have been watching this thread so went in eyes open. I STILL have ZERO idea what bipods are in the most demand. Are RRS versions less sought after? Was your order a standard size with RRS? If so, you probably would have mine heading your way if you bought it before I did. Have you called to see what models may be in stock and think about changing your order?Curious what your order number was? Just so the rest of us can get a sense of how close we came to getting one. Maybe have a prize for who got the closest to the cutoff.
Also, MDT sells a ton of stuff, so why would an order number give you a feel on how close you were on the bipods?
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RRS versions mean you need to pay another $125 for a clamp. I ended up buying a normal ARCA version, but then wanted to get the RRS version so I can run a QD arca clamp.
Yep. I read the MDT site closely and noted that. I then wrote RRS about the clamp and confirmed the SC-LR was what I needed and ordered that too. Again, I'd opine that may have made them less likely to be the first choice of others. Did you have to wait for your RRS version when you changed your mind?
To clarify, the RRS head is in lower demand than than the ARCA and Picatinny heads, as a lot of shooters do not want to have to order the bipod and SC-LR clamp separately, which we understand. Also, the US and CAN warehouses are different, so stock levels may vary based on where in the world you are and what variants are in demand in your country!
Josh
Just want to say that i had a tiny hickup with my ckye that i wont even mention here...anything can have hickups, airliners fail...nothing but love for mdt. They responded in MINUTES, and did EVERYTHING in their power to help me, fix it, and have a bipod for my next match...i couldnt be HAPPIER with their customer service, and their drive to make the best product possible! Thank you good sirs at MDT!!!!! Ya got a customer for life!
