What Bi-Pod To Get?

Right there with you don't tread, had a Harris that I used for years when in the Midwest shooing yokes and sage rats. Now here in AZ I have to cover more ground for yotes and didn't care for the weight or biting into my shoulder when using a typical sling. Tried versatile pod, had to really hunch over shooting it seated. Bought a Stony point and worked great, but when switching rifles and not having extra adapters for them I bought a vanguard. $15 cheaper than a bog pod, identicle to bog pod, just doesn't have the red grips. the vanguard works great and have not found another type that is lighter and more durable yet to try.
 
Have not seen the vanguard. I got a bog pod two weeks ago and really like it. Light weigh, easy to manipulate.... So far so good.
 
I agree with ryno and 2muchgun. The Harris is the way to go. Last year I hunted antelope in Wyoming with a Savage Long Range Hunter in 6.5x284 equipped with a Harris 25-s. It was tall enough to shoot over sage brush from a seated position and was very stable. My only problem was the little thumb nut (knurled knob) that is provided to lock it once leveled. As I switched from one position to another I had to re-level the rig. I still filled two tags with the furthest shot close to 300 yds.

This year I put a pod-loc lever on that bi-pod and it was the best $10 I could have spent. If you have a Harris "S" model it is highly recommended. My antelope this year was shot at about 425 yds with the aid of my Harris and a good range finder. Lots of practice helped. My rifle this year was another Savage 6.5x284 made for Cabela's with a 24" fluted stainless barrel. A close up of the pod-loc is included.

As an aside, my buddy had a Caldwell, tall model on our Wyoming hunt this year. It broke on day two. His comment to me was "I see why yours cost $40-$50 more than mine.

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Just my $.02. I have haris, caldwell and vera pod. I no longer use a bipod when hunting becouse it has cost me to many times. If you are using a bipod in the deep snow and a yote pips out of the brush to your side, you may as well forget about it. You have to pick the legs up out of the snow or tall grass before you can turn. With shooting sticks you just turn and shoot.

The question still needs an answer. I prefer the prone versapod. It allows you to pivot and turn, the harris only allows pivot. Another difference is that the versapod uses springs to deploy and haris uses them to retract. Also the versa pod allows you to stow the legs forward or backward depending on how you feel at the time.
 
Originally Posted By: N Wolf Also the versa pod allows you to stow the legs forward or backward depending on how you feel at the time.



A Harris can be mounted to stow the legs forward or rearward..Can be changed to go either way in about 30 seconds.
 
Originally Posted By: Don't Tread On Me! It gives me the freedom to shoot from a prone, sitting or standing position and is easily carried in my ruck.



You're the second one in this thread that says he has a *pod* of some sort that allows everything from prone to standing.

I asked the other guy but he never responded. Hoping you will. What is the length of this pod when fully collapsed and fully extended?
Thanks.
 
I've got the 27" Harris. It's the perfect height for me when I'm seated and calling. The weight doesn't really bother me and I consider it to be a good piece of gear. I'm interested in trying some shooting sticks. Perhaps I'll make a pair.

Thje thing I like most about a gun mounted bipod(other than the accuracy factor) is that I can rest the gun down in the snow and the gun stays snow free and dry.
 
I don't see how having a bi-pod set up to turn would help. The shooter would have to move to the left to make the rifle and bi-pod turn to the right. To make the rifle point left the shooter would have to move to the right.

It is easier for me just to move the rifle and bi-pod to the left or right than to leave the bi-pod where it is and me have to move left or right to get the rifle to move right or left.

I have the Harris 25" and the 27" swivel models and I am using the 27" the most now. It is just a hair too long for some prone shooting so I have learned to find a little bit of a high spot to put my elbows on or a little bit of a low spot to put the legs of the bi-pod in. I can use the Harris 27" swivel bi-pod for prone and sitting.
 
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The only thing I dont like about a Versa Pod. I could never stabilize it up. Id push in to it a little (pre load it) and it was like it was always wanting to move around.
 
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I also have a set of the Stoney Point rapid pivot bipod. I dont see how it is a cheap knock-off of Harris. They dont even come close to mounting to the gun the same way unless there is another kind of Stoney Point that I dont know about. I have the sitting/kneeling version and the legs on mine can be adjusted seperately and locked down to prevent any movement. They are very solid and easy to hold your gun steady when lining up for the shot. I can pop it off one gun onto another in two seconds as well. I have the attachment on both my coyote rigs and my bipod stays in the truck until time to use it. As someone else said moving the bipod in the snow can sometimes be a pain. Not with these, just hold the bipod and lift your gun up and the bipod will dismount easily and no noise involved. I recently purchased the prone/bench version but in a tripod. By far the best there is in my opinion.
 


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