bipod help

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ohihunter2014

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just got a champion bipod that is stationary. I seen they offer a "pivoting traverse bipod". I cant find what pivoting traverse is for nothing. anyone know what this is?

I have a black hawk 9inch I just got that cants side to side. does the champion swivel so I don't have to pick up the gun to shoot say 2ft left or right?
 
Yes. However, unless you are going for the 27" length for sitting on the ground shooting, there is nothing wrong with the one you have.
 
yes I want the sitting version. I have the sitting version now and the small one on my 22lr. on the sitting one traverse pivot does it swivel to scan a field per say or just teeter totter left and right?
 
You pretty much need to pick up the bi-pod and move it left or right to shoot more to the left or right.

Even if a bi-pod can rotate left or right the shooter would have to move to the left or right to get the barrel to move the opposite way.

It is easier for the shooter to move the rifle and bi-pod left or right than it is for the shooter to move to the left to shoot right or move to the right to shoot left.
 
Originally Posted By: ohihunter2014yes I want the sitting version. I have the sitting version now and the small one on my 22lr. on the sitting one traverse pivot does it swivel to scan a field per say or just teeter totter left and right?

My buddy bought an AR that had one of benchrest (6-9) model on it. It is actually not too bad in the benchrest version. And yes, it does swing left to right as well as tilt the gun left to right. Not sure about the long one as far as quality.

Shelton
 
I run the Harris 13 1/2 - 27 swivel and you can follow running coyotes, I've done it plenty, but the closer they are the less realistic this is, the closer they get, the more drastic the move needed from your bipod, this usually means picking up and shifting the bipod.

However, it also generally means they are within shotgun/handgun/bow range.

It isn't generally a bipod problem, your body can only move so much before you just have to move the gun to get a comfortable accurate shot.

I've used tripods, shooting sticks, bipods, and I've stuck with the bipod myself
 
Another vote for the harris in 25" or 27" that will pivot. They will work on level or uneven ground when sitting or prone.
 
so what exactly is the pivot or side to side teeter totter for?

my small black hawk has it and the only thing I see it do is turn the crosshairs left and right at angles like a X.

how does this help with uneven ground? sorry new to most of this stuff.
 
Your crosshairs are above the bore of your rifle, or they aren't on the same plane. If you put your crosshairs on target with your retical level it will shoot low of bullseye at so many yards.

The thing is its not really shooting low of the bullseye, its shooting down on the plane of your crosshairs. So if your crosshairs are level it will shoot "low of the bullseye". If your crosshairs are tilted 15 degrees right your shot will follow that angle until impact.

This isn't a direct representation but you'll get the picture

+
o

x
...o

Imagine the + is a level crosshair, and the x is a canted crosshair. Notice where the bullet strike, or the "o" is relative to that.
 
Originally Posted By: ohihunter2014so what exactly is the pivot or side to side teeter totter for?

my small black hawk has it and the only thing I see it do is turn the crosshairs left and right at angles like a X.

how does this help with uneven ground? sorry new to most of this stuff.

The swivel models let you level the rifle and cross hairs quickly without having to lengthen one of the bi-pod legs to level the rifle and cross hairs.

I had a short Harris bi-pod before they came out with the Swivel models. Sometimes I shot with just one leg touching the ground so I could get the shot off quickly.

Without a swivel model your cross hairs may look like this "X"
on uneven ground. With the swivel model you can make your cross hairs look like this "+".
 
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