hi guys - I have a BT-10 on a JAE chassis ARCA rail in 6.5 man bun and its fine when the legs are collapsed down to their minimum height but wow, when they are extended as often needed for prone shooting the amount of fore/aft play in them is very unsatisfactory. I have leg extensions for it but haven't had the need to use them yet and can't imagine how much more slack and wobble I will have with them added to the mix.
I'm 69, I will not be competing in PRS/NRL type competitions (or really any competition), and panning is not a requirement. While I do have the JAE PIC rail, I really do not want to take the ARCA off as I like it and can also use it to secure to a tripod.
I'm looking for a rock solid bipod with the ability to lock the cant...truly lock it....and if it has pan, then to be able to truly lock it also.
With this in mind, I looked at the Elite Iron Revolution bipod (yeah, lots of money) but, for some unfathomable reason, they do not make an ARCA adapter for their bipod. Just PIC. I do see that Area 419 makes a pic adapter for their ARCA clamp and I like everything I own or have seen from them. Outstanding quality and workmanship. Wiser also makes a similar adapter and I'm sure I can find others.
I may go the Elite Iron/Area 419 route but I do hesitate to add adapter on top of adapter. No specific reason except the general principle of not staking interfaces one on top of another.
Also, there are some other high dollar bipods that have come out, like the Ckye-Pod Gen 2 from MDT, and it can be quite expensive to do trial and error on bipod purchases (no, I'm not a poor....just cheap! haha).
So, I'm open to any suggestions......go Elite Iron with Area 419 ARCA-PIC adapter, Ckye-Pod, what else would you suggest?
And no...I don't want a Harris! haha
Thanks for your attention to my inquiry.
I'm 69, I will not be competing in PRS/NRL type competitions (or really any competition), and panning is not a requirement. While I do have the JAE PIC rail, I really do not want to take the ARCA off as I like it and can also use it to secure to a tripod.
I'm looking for a rock solid bipod with the ability to lock the cant...truly lock it....and if it has pan, then to be able to truly lock it also.
With this in mind, I looked at the Elite Iron Revolution bipod (yeah, lots of money) but, for some unfathomable reason, they do not make an ARCA adapter for their bipod. Just PIC. I do see that Area 419 makes a pic adapter for their ARCA clamp and I like everything I own or have seen from them. Outstanding quality and workmanship. Wiser also makes a similar adapter and I'm sure I can find others.
I may go the Elite Iron/Area 419 route but I do hesitate to add adapter on top of adapter. No specific reason except the general principle of not staking interfaces one on top of another.
Also, there are some other high dollar bipods that have come out, like the Ckye-Pod Gen 2 from MDT, and it can be quite expensive to do trial and error on bipod purchases (no, I'm not a poor....just cheap! haha).
So, I'm open to any suggestions......go Elite Iron with Area 419 ARCA-PIC adapter, Ckye-Pod, what else would you suggest?
And no...I don't want a Harris! haha
Thanks for your attention to my inquiry.