The Best Bipod For Hw100 Suggestions Please

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

as the title says, i want to buy the best first time, so is it going to be a harris??, had one before oon my s410 and it never let me down...

 

 

 

what are you guys using, and why, and a rough price brand new??

 

thanks SKoT

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Harris, I tried the Deben, made of pasta and mozzarella on a bad day, never right from the start, when it attempted to break my knuckles by letting the main leg spring go and whacking me one, it got fed to the bin!

 

Bought a Harris next day and now won't buy anything else! A Harris has a lifetime warranty,a Deben does not!

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

what size is best??, just for prone and maybe resting on walls for a steady shot..

 

the one i had had extending legs with like notches in it at varying lengths of the legs so it was pretty solid, and good for uneven ground..

 

also noobie question, but whats a 'tiliting' bipod..??

 

cheers mole just cant be bothered googling it hahaha

 

thaanks SKoT

[secretagentmole 1,701]

9-13 is best compromise, 6-9 are too short, one good dandelion and you won't see anything!

 

A tilting bipod allows you to alter the angle of the rifle from left to right or right to left slightly if the ground is uneven, some people like it, some don't, I prefer tilting...

Edited April 12, 2013 by secretagentmole

[A1WOC 212]

That will be £96 worth then!

 

Regards, Steve.

[woodcote1 88]

Make your own!

[woodcote1 88]

Make your own!

[villaman 9,982]

I use the ones from JS Ramsbottom .£ 23 got them on all three guns , oldest one is about 3 years old 9-13 hight

[PaulEamonn 37]

This is the one I've got and it's never given me any problems - Snipersystems. I've also got the longer one which is great for shooting from a sitting position.

 

I've never looked at the Harris equivalent but I understand that, while it's similar, it has been improved in some areas.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Harris swivel and tilt 9x13, like the fact it doesn't twang if you move your gun

 

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

hmmm decisions decisions.... cheers fellas

[paulk73 151]

I use the 13-25 inch. most of my shots are taken from a sitting position as i have a bad back and i find it near impossible to get in the prone position and arch my back to get my head up to look through the scope. the Harris is great. would buy another.

[splitcane 5]

Well, if you really do want the best and are prepared to pay for it: Accu-Shot Atlas V8 LW17. UK distributor is Tac-Fire Systems http://www.tacfiresystems.co.uk/store/airgun-section/bipods-airgun-section/accu-shot-atlas-v8-lw17-bipod/ (great company to deal with, by the way - genuinely helpful). With a pair of leg extensions (which are definitely worth having), that's £292 worth, plus the cost of an inch of Picatinny rail on the fore-end (£25 http://www.tacfiresystems.co.uk/store/rifle-accessories/bipod-and-monopod-accessories/accu-shot-bt20b-bottom-aais-rail/).

 

Is it worth it? I think so - I really love using mine - and the sales manager and one of the senior gunsmiths at one best London rifle maker, both very insistent before they saw mine that Harris were "the best in the world," have now changed their minds to agree. "OK, I'm with you. It's brilliant. Very well designed, very well thought through, much more versatile than the Harris, much more elegant and much better quality. The engineering's beautiful. And taking it off the gun would have taken a 5 minute fumble with the Harris. That quick release fixing is really excellent."

 

Advantages:

- lighter than the Harris but because of the design and the quality of the materials, much stronger (and prettier - no hideous bedstead springs for a start, and the finish really is beautiful).

- QR fixing means the bipod can be fitted to the gun in 20 seconds (once you've extracted it from pocket or back pack) and removed in 10 secs or less, so it can be left off the gun until it's needed (no more standing/kneeling shots with a bipod on the fore-end).

- Only one bipod is necessary for all occasions thanks to the optional (£42 a pair) leg extensions (push on, with sprung ball bearing fixings removable with a paper clip, ball point pen or tip of a 9mm round).

- Variety of feet available for all types of ground, bench etc, changed the same way.

- Multiple independent leg positions including half forward and half backward gives unrivalled range of adjustment for uneven or sloping ground.

- 15 degree cant and pan with tension/resistance adjustment/lock.

- Yields and recovers predictably under recoil without jumping or changing position (not really useful with an S410, of course!)

Disadvantages:

- the price. That's it - and not quite so big a difference if you think you might need two or more different size Harris tripods for different shooting situations (although big enough, given that Tacfire also sells the Harris for £86 (panning version)).

I have no connection with either Tacfire or Accu-shot, other than as a very happy customer, by the way.

 

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Hells ruddy bells Rodney!

 

 

Well, if you really do want the best and are prepared to pay for it: Accu-Shot Atlas V8 LW17. UK distributor is Tac-Fire Systems http://www.tacfiresystems.co.uk/store/airgun-section/bipods-airgun-section/accu-shot-atlas-v8-lw17-bipod/ (great company to deal with, by the way - genuinely helpful). With a pair of leg extensions (which are definitely worth having), that's £292 worth, plus the cost of an inch of Picatinny rail on the fore-end (£25 http://www.tacfiresystems.co.uk/store/rifle-accessories/bipod-and-monopod-accessories/accu-shot-bt20b-bottom-aais-rail/).

 

Is it worth it? I think so - I really love using mine - and the sales manager and one of the senior gunsmiths at one best London rifle maker, both very insistent before they saw mine that Harris were "the best in the world," have now changed their minds to agree. "OK, I'm with you. It's brilliant. Very well designed, very well thought through, much more versatile than the Harris, much more elegant and much better quality. The engineering's beautiful. And taking it off the gun would have taken a 5 minute fumble with the Harris. That quick release fixing is really excellent."

 

Advantages:

- lighter than the Harris but because of the design and the quality of the materials, much stronger (and prettier - no hideous bedstead springs for a start, and the finish really is beautiful).

- QR fixing means the bipod can be fitted to the gun in 20 seconds (once you've extracted it from pocket or back pack) and removed in 10 secs or less, so it can be left off the gun until it's needed (no more standing/kneeling shots with a bipod on the fore-end).

- Only one bipod is necessary for all occasions thanks to the optional (£42 a pair) leg extensions (push on, with sprung ball bearing fixings removable with a paper clip, ball point pen or tip of a 9mm round).

- Variety of feet available for all types of ground, bench etc, changed the same way.

- Multiple independent leg positions including half forward and half backward gives unrivalled range of adjustment for uneven or sloping ground.

- 15 degree cant and pan with tension/resistance adjustment/lock.

- Yields and recovers predictably under recoil without jumping or changing position (not really useful with an S410, of course!)

Disadvantages:

- the price. That's it - and not quite so big a difference if you think you might need two or more different size Harris tripods for different shooting situations (although big enough, given that Tacfire also sells the Harris for £86 (panning version)).

I have no connection with either Tacfire or Accu-shot, other than as a very happy customer, by the way.

 

It is nice but it sure is expensive!

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

£60-90 for a harris or £300 for this bad boy.. unfortunately i have more sense than money at the min lol so il go for the cheaper option lol..

so second best?? lol harris will do just fine