why bother with "loading bipod"?

[C.R. Adams]

it seems like some of the time we are able to utilize the bipod for reward pressure into the shoulder and the other times, the firing hand is required to achieve the reward pressure.

Knowing this, wouldn't it be more consistent to always use the firing hand for the reward pressure and simply stop doing it one way one time and another way another time?

 

[Spblademaker]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t we always use the firing hand for rearward pressure and only load the bipod to take out any unnecessary movement that the bipod design would incur?

 

[Precision Underground]

it seems like some of the time we are able to utilize the bipod for reward pressure into the shoulder and the other times, the firing hand is required to achieve the reward pressure.

Knowing this, wouldn't it be more consistent to always use the firing hand for the reward pressure and simply stop doing it one way one time and another way another time?

Yes always use the firing hand to connect the rifle to a relaxed shoulder.

And I’ve sworn to post this ever time there’s a load the bipod thread.

 

[JOS]

it seems like some of the time we are able to utilize the bipod for reward pressure into the shoulder and the other times, the firing hand is required to achieve the reward pressure.

Knowing this, wouldn't it be more consistent to always use the firing hand for the reward pressure and simply stop doing it one way one time and another way another time?

I found a cure for bipod jump. Take it off and use a front stand. https://www.sinclairintl.com/shooti...nchrest-style-lightweight-rest-prod38097.aspx works great for me but I am 71 years old and definitely not doing PRS.

 

[Steel head]

I always pull the rifle into my shoulder
I always have my rifle slightly pinched between the bipod and me.

 

[Dthomas3523]

You should always be using the firing hand for rearward pressure. When utilizing a bipod, you apply rearward pressure in conjunction with taking out the slack in the bipod.

Free recoil and variations of free recoil have seemed to left a lot with the misunderstanding of what the firing hand is doing when you are using all the fundamentals properly.

 

[TheGerman]

If your actively loading the bipod, you're doing it wrong.

It gets loaded by you pulling the stock back onto your shoulder/collar bone while arching your back (assuming youre prone) and then settling behind the gun. If you did it right, your body weight going forward will naturally load the bipod.

The only active 'muscleing' of anything you should be doing is pulling the gun back with the bottom 3 fingers on your firing hand with around the same amount of weight you would to pick the gun up off the ground.

eta - Other common mistake is to mess with the rear bag and then load the bipod/pull the rifle back. Do that first with a good/close NPOA and then fuck with the rear bag.

 

[hlee]

Did someone say bipod hop? My 115 lb teenage son shooting a sporter weight 7mm remington magnum during a bit of load dev...

 

[Precision Underground]

Did someone say bipod hop? My 115 lb teenage son shooting a sporter weight 7mm remington magnum during a bit of load dev...

Nice work! That’s how you let the recoil go through you!