Bipod question?

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CoyoteKillerCole

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Was thinkin bout gettin the Caldwell xla pivot bipod length 13-23" for hunting to put on this gun. Should I get the bipods or just buy shooting sticks?



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Personally I'd go with sticks on a calling rifle. Swinging a rifle with a bipod attached on a predator that comes in from an unexpected angle can get pretty cumbersome. With sticks you can just leave them and shoot offhand.

I've had a couple of coyotes cruise past me at a couple of feet and had to flop on my back half roll and take them going away, it would have been a tough shot with an extended bipod flopping on the rifle.
 
Sticks. If you are shooting on hill sides the 23in bipod won't be tall enough IMO. I have 5 sets of bipods that the only time they are used is when we are shooting PD's or maybe bench work. The bipods add alot of weight to the gun and does not balance well when on the shoulder.
 
I have the bpod you are comparing to sticks, I will use my harris ( same length) or sticks before the Caldwell. The Caldwell are just not as easy to adjust. The harris is a steadier rest than the others.
 
A lot of people use sticks i prefer to shoot off my knees as most shots are 200yds and closer. Its a very stable position and you wont have to deal with sticks moving around on uneven ground, you can turn faster and its one less thing to carry. I usually leave my gun shouldered and resting on my knee
 
Originally Posted By: Widow maker 223A lot of people use sticks i prefer to shoot off my knees as most shots are 200yds and closer. Its a very stable position and you wont have to deal with sticks moving around on uneven ground, you can turn faster and its one less thing to carry. I usually leave my gun shouldered and resting on my knee

I have a set of sticks but rarely ever use them. My rest is usually body parts, fence posts, fence, tree limbs. You get the picture.
 
I use shooting sticks on all my calling rigs. The tallest bipods are useless on side hills.
I do have 9-13" bipods on my calling rigs in case I have to lay out prone and take a coyote that is sitting out at a distance hanging up, but not that often am I doing that.
You can make a set or 3 at home w/castration bands and 1/2" solid dowels.
 
I use the tall pivoting bipods 25"+. Perfect for sitting position, collapsed for prone in picked corn fields, bean fields or pasture. You don't have to fiddle carrying them along cause it already attached to the rifle and no balancing act or slipping when you pivot around. Sticks are for digging keys from under the sofa.
 
Use what works for you, but consider this. Sticks will work anywhere a bipod will, but a bipod will not work anywhere sticks perform well. As so aptly put,

1)Originally Posted By: BOWLSEYESticks are for digging keys from under the sofa.


Let's see a bipod do that; then there's:
2) Poke around in the tall grass ahead of you to move snakes out of the way and/or detect tripping hazards.
3) Hang some ghilly material on the sticks to provide a small portable blind.
4) Field expedient target frame in a pinch

5) As has already been mentioned, sticks are tall enough to us on steep slopes and even standing:

6) Not to mention when you get old and fat, sticks are tall enough to use when sitting in a short, folding camp chair
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I'm sure you can think of other uses with a little imagination. Build a set and try them, sticks are a lot cheaper as well as quicker and easier to build than a bipod, and you might find that you really like them.
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I use trigger sticks and they have worked somewhat well. A couple problems that I have with them is they can sometimes slip on some of ground I hunt. Also the way they are made the handle part can move on you. But overall they work well. Whatever you decide to get use them in as many field settings as possible so when the time comes to make a shot you will be use to them

If you have a few friends hopefully they can let you try a few different ones out before you buy your own
 
Originally Posted By: venaticI have used my sticks to kill rattlesnakes..... Can't do that with a bipod or at least not easily.
Ive done that out here w/my sticks to many times to count.
 
Originally Posted By: Bob TobergteI wonder if a 'Hurry-Kane' could be a useful tool for a shootin rest. ;-]


In a pinch, probably...depending on which type of handle design it has.

I've had to walk with a cane now for a few years.
My original cane had a handle like the one pictured in this link. In a pinch, if I forgot to take my shooting sticks, I would use the cane as a monopod.
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608...mp;rs=0&p=0

Now, I have a bariatric cane, and it works even better for a makeshift shooting rest.
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608...mp;rs=0&p=0


That all being said, I vote for making your own sticks.
I've made a few sets over the years.
And they have the advantages of: (1) you can make them to fit your own desires; (2) a very good, solid set can be made for less than $20, inkling tax.
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Originally Posted By: CoyoteKillerColeWell I went and got the Caldwell xla pivot 13-23" bipod. I like them

you will find those are to short for sitting. unless you are a midget.
 
Most of the time I lean against a tree so I'll slouch down and it'll be good. But I can see what your sayin a primos bipod trigger stick would be better for hunting but I don't think it'd be as stable as the bipods I got. If I'm able to I lay prone as much as possible and rest my gun on my backpack.
 


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