Mauser Man

Forgive the indulgence of yesterday. All I'm saying is make sure you have an adequate point of attachment for the bi pod. Avoid the tip of the forestock and any place were material surrounding the stud is minimal. Damage is a likely result. Never attach the apparatus directly to the barrel. Anything which could conceivably affect the oscillation of the barrel on firing must certainly affect point of impact.

The topic of bipods is probably well exhausted by this stage. This post is not so much intended to extend the discussion as address and explain the issues raised by Snap Shot's failure to understand my angle on bipod mounting and his over simplification of the forces involved in firing a rifle from such a piece of apparatus (Feb 09th). Snap Shot appears to have focused primarily on the force applied to rifle at rest and without firing. His statement that this is 9.81N is not exactly correct. The force of gravity is the force with which the earth or other massively large object attracts anothe

Keep it simple. Buy Harris (they are simply the best bi pod available); but be sure to buy a swivel type. Fixed types suit bench rest shooting but little else. A swivel pod will allow you to keep the rifle vertical no matter what the terain in the field. Some of the longer bipod versions are worth considering. Something up to 25 inches will allow you to pull the legs down unextended for prone shooting (they're normally around 13" in this form so if you carry a bit of puppy fat around the midrif like me it'll mean a fairly level arrangement) whilst extending them to full length will allow you t