Harris bipod

The_Foxhunter

The_Foxhunter

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Hi guys,

I'm looking at the Harris Bipod model H for my BRNO combination gun. But I'm not sure if it will fit. English is not my mother language so I don't understand everything from the harris website. They're talking about a sling swivel stud. Isn't that the thing where you can attach your belt for your rifle? But that sling swivel stud is located on my rifle barrel so it's not on the wooden piece of the gun. I have a pic that can show what I mean. Can you guys tell me if it's possible to put a Harris bipod on my combination gun? I'll post a better close up tomorrow.

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The Harris bipod will fit on your sling swivel and rest on the lower barrel. Most other types of gun have some type of forarm. You have to make a small block of wood to fit the barrel and bipod.
 
It will not work well on a barrel.

You might consider some other arrangement, like "X" sticks.

The Harris needs the full width of the forearm to stabilize it.


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Foxhunter, I went to the Harris website and I'm a little confused as well.

Looking at the picture you posted, it appears that there is a wood forearm behind where your sling/belt is attached.

Harris does make an adapter that should work with the forearm, it just won't work with the attachment point you are currently using.

The base of the Harris bipod needs a section of forearm approximately 2.5 inches by 1.5 inches for stability.

To be sure there is an adapter that will work with your rifle, you should probably e-mail their customer service unit with a description of your rifle w/model and maybe a photo.

Bill
 
That looks like a regular sling swivel loop not a detachable swivel, the harris will only work with a detachable swivel stud not the loop that is permanantly mounted. you would to better with cross stix or a sepperate bipod
 
http://krale-schietsport.nl/product_info...9c4bfe54c5eb7c3

Are you guys talking about this? I have a forearm that is long and wide enough so that's not a problem. Is it hard to install that adapter?
Trust me guys, I have considered the cross strix or sepperate bipods. But out here, it's not an option for predators. It might be good to hunt roe deer, red stag and wild boar because you've got time when they appear, they are not so shy as foxes and martens.
I'll try to explain why foxes and martens are so shy here. In our hunting area there is a lot of recreation. The hunting area includes woods (with roads), field of corn (with roads between them) and some pieces with grass on it (with roads between them). So the people who love to walk or cycling have access to every area. But they are not allowed to go off the road. Also, almost all the land is owned by farmers so we have to pay them every year to hunt there. But that's pretty good because our hunting group are the only hunters that are allowed to hunt in this area. So if I want to hunt foxes, I can be sure that I'm all by myself. Because of all that recreation and noise, foxes don't come out during the day. They always come out during the late evening, night and early morning. But we can't hunt them at night so we only have limited time to hunt them. That's why I have to be really fast to be able to shoot them. Out here, they come out of the woods and you've got like 10 or if you're lucky 20 seconds to shoot. So here's my story, thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll be waiting for a response /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Een ondersteunig rechtstreeks onder de kogelloop heeft afwijking van het schot tot gevolg.
Als je voorhout demonteerbaar is wat ik wel verwacht kun daar een tonnetje op makken zoals op een echte kogel buks.
Deze tonnetjes kan bij elke wapen zaak krijgen/kopen

M.v.gr
 
@Catshooter: Sorry for the dutch link but that's the place I'll probably be getting them from. First I'm gonna check here in Belgium if they're available. I've did some more research and the link I've posted and your link show the HB2R model. That model is for AR's with synthetic for-ends. But on the Harris website there's also the HB2 model and that's made for bolt action rifles etc. It looks exactly the same as the HB2R model so I've sent an email to Harris Bipods to ask if it will fit mine. Thanks for your response.

@DirkW: I'm going to respond in English because this forum uses the English language so I hope you're ok with that /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Can you send me a private message with some more explaination? Because I don't know anything about those Harris Bipods and it looks like you've got some experience with them. I'd like to know how I install that swivel stud etc. Thanks for your response.
 
What would help you is a set of shootin sticks. Go to varmintals.com & he'll tell you all about them & how to make a good set CHEAP.
Luck to ya! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Foxhunter, I have to deal with a situation similar to what you have described with a little reversal and shooting sticks work much better for me than my bipod.

Almost all of the surrounding private land is restricted due to hunting leases and there is usually no provision for predator hunting vs. sport game hunting. Most of the areas I have accessible are public conservation areas along a large river.
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As you can see, it's a mix of open and wooded land and during weekends and during bird season, heavily traveled by people for various purposes.

My point,,, When an opportunity for a shot comes, the bipod severely limits your ability to change positions if you need to make a quick adjustment for a shot and adds weight to the front of the weapon that can throw your sight alignment off.

Just my 2 cents worth.. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
Well you guys could be right. That bipod looks handy because it's one thing less that I have to carry. But on the other hand, I do only 2 stands a day (1 in the morning and 1 in the evening) so it's not like it's that much of a problem.
OldTurtle, your hunting area looks a lot like mine. Here's a picture of my area. I'll try to give you the best explanation of the way I hunt.

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As you can see we have a lot of open country. Mostly corn fields, grass fields and mustard fields. Our hunting area is also between 2 villages so you can understand why there's so much recreation. I've numbered my stands and I'll give you some explanation with it.

1. This stand is located in the middle of the field. It's a little forest that belongs to a friend of my dad. We can use it for free. This little forest has a healthy rabbit population so it attracts lots of cats, foxes and martens. I usually sit on the south side of the forest because there's a corn field next to the forest with a lot of grass. The rabbits love eating there because the trees and the corn stop the wind a little. And where the rabbits are, the foxes are.

2. This stand is located in the woods. My dad, a friend and I built a tree stand there, with the intention of hunting and observing roe deer. Because it's at the edge of a forest, it's also good to hunt foxes because you can intercept them when they enter or leave the forest.

3. This stand is my favorite place. It's a medium sized forest with lots of thick cover for the animals. There's a healthy hare and rabbit population there and it's the only place in the field where it's quiet. It's private property so no one is allowed to enter so it's a little bit my kingdom /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I'm the only one who hunts predators at that place so I can sit where I want without being disturbed. Shot my second fox there which I saw coming in thanks to a hare.

4. This stand is also not a bad spot. Most of the hare population is located there and there's a fox den near a road.

This is my way of hunting predators. So what do you guys think is the best in this type of environment? Shooting sticks or a bipod?
 
Foxhunter,

You are extremely lucky to have exclusive access to those spots..I have friends in the Netherlands and they tell me how precious the land is over there.

I usually try to hide along the tree line as well as I can and then have to worry about bird hunters sending bird shot my way, or their dogs finding me and getting nasty... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

We don't have many fox in the area along the river, but we do have Coyotes. Most of the Fox and Bobcats are found in the upper elevations, about 1/2 mile (3km) from the river where there are bluffs and more grain production.

When I was a boy, this area used to be full of rabbits and quail, when I retired and came back, I was disappointed to find that most had disappeared.
 
Yeah I've heard about public land in America. Isn't it hard to hunt? Because out here, every hunting group has their own territory and everybody respects that. But I've had the luck that my dad hunts as well. Otherwise it's very hard to hunt here in Belgium. You need to pay a lot of money for it.
My dad is the president of our hunting group. If you want to hunt here (with that I mean that you can hunt together on the days that are noted in the agenda) you have to pay 2000 euros (2500 dollars) each year. So that's really expensive. There are hunting areas where it's cheaper but they have poor game quality. But we do everything we can to please the hunters that hunt here. We have 5 full time stalkers here:

1. He feeds the game and checks the crow and cat traps.
2. He does the same thing (they do it in shifts)
3. That's me, I keep the predator population under control and in return I can hunt when game season opens.
4. A special hunting officer that drives around to control potchers and people who don't follow the rules.
5. Someone that keeps the crow and pidgeon population under control.

So as you can see, we treat the animals well here so that we can harvest a part of them in the fall and winter. This year we had a little bad luck with the pheasants but that's mainly because we had an explosion of cats last year.
 


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