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I am curious what bipod you guys enjoy shooting off of more. I have the Harris 6-9 swivel and the Atlas BT10-LW17 and I usually shoot with the Atlas when shooting precision. I mostly bought the Atlas because I was drawn to the rail attachment and the fact that it couldn't pan (until after it...
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I've had a lot of bipods. Really, bipods are bipods. Theres minutiae details between them.
I'll talk about the Harris since it tends to be a popular one. While they've been around since probably the 70s, the current modern style was issued equipment 01…06.. something like that, for us snipers, on the USMC side. Then tail end of the M40A3s. They work. They're durable. They are fast to deploy. They are very simple.
On the pro shooter side of it, it has its flaws. The feet aren't square to the body all the time from the factory. That can be issue if you're use to managing recoil and following your shots every time. However, it is what it be in that price point.
If you're going to get a Harris, I'd look at a swiviling one, with the notched legs and pod lock. This will help with leveling your reticle in uneven terrain.
From a tactical standpoint; 6-9 inches in height is useless in a kitted out plate carrier. I pretty much have to run it on 9 when slick. I would do the 9-13 for most things unless you're shooting down off roofs..or "hunting" off a boulder on a downward slope…something super specific like that.
That's Harris in a nutshell. Good enough for government work.
Personally I reckon that tripods are more beneficial for hunting. You can basicly use a pack and accomplish what a bipod would do in the prone. Problem is how many shots in the field do you find yourself in the prone? For me…there's always a sage brush, tree fell, or rock in my way.
