PRS Talk PRS Bipods

[JDMBEND]

New shooter. Looking for bipod ideas. Currently have a triple pull that I use for NRL and a Tricer that I use for hunting. Have quickly concluded that these are less than ideal for PRS, so I am looking for bipod recommendations.
Thanks

 

[JDMBEND]

Anybody?

 

[jetjock07]

Hard to beat an Atlas or a Single pull MDT CKYE-Pod

 

[Roadrace33]

I love accutac BR4 and Ckye pod PRS. I have a few atlas too, but they don't get used nearly as much.

 

[bbyars]

Ive had about every flavor under the sun for PRS, that being said i use a harris with RRS qd and a cykepod depending on where im shooting.

 

[Lightning8]

I run Harris most of the time

 

[OREGUN]

New shooter. Looking for bipod ideas. Currently have a triple pull that I use for NRL and a Tricer that I use for hunting. Have quickly concluded that these are less than ideal for PRS, so I am looking for bipod recommendations.
Thanks

PRS length Ckye-Pod with a BRS-M Harris as a backup and for special occasions.

 

[Jack_L]

I have not found a need for a triple-pull Ckyepod in PRS. In fact, I'd estimate that less than 20% of shots are taken from a bipod in PRS. You'll mostly be using a front support bag off of barricades, and flirting with when to use rear tripod.

For PRS, I have been very happy with the Atlas CAL and SuperCAL. I know some very good competitors that prefer bipods like the Harris and TBAC that allow fast deployment and stowage of the legs.

The Ckye single-pull standard and "short" PRS versions will definitely do what you need for PRS, and lots of very good competitors use them.

 

[Fig]

Accu-tac (tight no slop) for low recoil, heavy PRS rifles. Unless you are shooting a high recoil rifle and need to load your bipod, then Atlas.

 

[Rob01]

I have tried a number over my 23 years of shooting the sport(Atlas, Harris, Warne, MDT etc) and if I had to have just one I would go with a Ckyepod PRS or single pull. Very versatile for the matches of today. I still want to try a Accu Tac though and if I did would go with a 5 height.

 

[JDMBEND]

Thanks for the input from everyone. Other than being slightly heavier, what is the downside of using the double pull?

 

[Rob01]

Thanks for the input from everyone. Other than being slightly heavier, what is the downside of using the double pull?

Nothing really but cost as the extra height really isn’t needed but if you had one you can use it. I see people using them. Most are adding weight out front so the weight would be a plus depending on your set up.

 

[bbyars]

If I could get my money back, I’d keep using the Harris primarily and have a double pull as a back up. There are a lot of benefits of the extra height if you travel to any mountain matches

 

[High Desert duck]

I’ve found a bunch of the matches out west a double pull is super useful on many stages. That said if you already have a triple, bringing that and using a single most of the day would probably work.

 

[Rob01]

Yeah if you plan to do a lot of mountain shooting matches then the double pull would definitely help but as mentioned you have a triple so I wouldn’t buy a double. I’d just use a shorter one and use the triple when you need more.

 

[Hickswr]

Tried atlas and accutac, settled on single pull cyke-pod.

 

[OREGUN]

Thanks for the input from everyone. Other than being slightly heavier, what is the downside of using the double pull?

I’m going to disagree with all the double-pull glazing. It’s too tall for regular use…..is the downside.

I don’t want to say that the triple pull is a solution looking for a problem, I know the hunter guys like them, but it’s got to be close to that. I live in the mountain west and have never really shot a PRS match on a “square range”. I’ve shot matches (PRS and Comp Dynamics, not hunter) all over Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma and I would still never spend the money on a double or triple pull for any of these matches. Most of the time, I use a PRS length ckye pod…unless the feet are too wide and then it’s Harris. I’ve always made up any height I needed with sliding the bipod back on the rail or picking a different position-solution. I suppose the OP could pack that triple pull around to help balance the load in his backpack or as a backup at a match that had golf-cart/SxS support but I doubt he will find much use for it.

Perhaps the difference is that most PRS stages include some phrasing that makes it so that a prop has to be used “to support” the rifle. Whereas hunter stages give you a limited shooting area and put tall grass, shrubs, etc in the way. In one case, super tall bipod legs can lift you over the shit but in the other, longer legs don’t make a prop more useful as a support.

One, maybe two stages at Cameo, one at Blue Steel Ranch (Steel Safari) none that I can think of in OK, TX, KS, or WY. Out of 200 some odd stages of National Match shooting? Hardly seems super useful.

 

[mmlook]

surprised no one mentioned thunder beast yet

 

[DeathBeforeDismount]

Thanks for the input from everyone. Other than being slightly heavier, what is the downside of using the double pull?

Width and/or height. Effects what you can bipod off vs bag.

 

[Fig]

Honestly, Cypod has too many adjustments, joints, and movements for me. Mine sits in the safe. I like it, and think it’s kewl, but under the clock it’s too much to mess with for me. Not that people who don’t practice with it can get very fast, and it’s adjustability become a big asset, but I just don’t have the time and inclination to get there, and prefer something simple and fast I don’t have to think about. If it looks complicated to use a bipod I’ll use a bag.

In fact, even on props like the blue barrels where a lot of guys use both a bag and their bipod, I just use a bag.

I find a get a better score the simpler my solution for the stage is and the less time I’m fooling with gear.

Then again, I’m no champion who practices all the time. The match is usually my practice, which is why I’ll never podium in a national match. So take my advice for what it’s worth.

I’d say start simple and graduate to the more versatile bipod if you’re finding a simple one doesn’t offer the solutions you think you need.

 

[DairyDictator]

I've run a Harris, Atlas CAL, PRS Short CkyePod, and a double pull Ckye Pod. I take the PRS short for most matches, but carry the double pull. The double pull gets used more at field style matches.

The ckye pods are my favorite, especially after picking up the LRT Fat Trimmer (deletes the pan feature) Atlas was a close second. The main thing I like about the ckye pod over the atlas is the versatility. It can go both higher and lower than the CAL while being just as stable. The cant friction adjustment is also way better.

The PRS Short is really nice for a vast majority of cases. The double pull can do most of what the PRS short can, but it has a wider base to get the same height so the PRS short is my go-to. There are times where I'd be at the top of my adjustment on the PRS short, so I keep a double pull on me.

 

[Rob01]

The thing I like most about the ckyepod is the ability to have a small footprint with the legs adjusting from wide to thin. I like the thin if shooting off a narrow board like a picnic table seat or similar 2x8 style prop.

Mine has a button to lock the pan feature and I leave it locked out. It’s a Gen 2 so maybe Gen 1 needed a separate piece.

 

[psharon78]

I prefer Accutac bipod for PRS. My Atlas does get used in hunting.

 

[Jo3tek]

I have not found a need for a triple-pull Ckyepod in PRS. In fact, I'd estimate that less than 20% of shots are taken from a bipod in PRS. You'll mostly be using a front support bag off of barricades, and flirting with when to use rear tripod.

For PRS, I have been very happy with the Atlas CAL and SuperCAL. I know some very good competitors that prefer bipods like the Harris and TBAC that allow fast deployment and stowage of the legs.

The Ckye single-pull standard and "short" PRS versions will definitely do what you need for PRS, and lots of very good competitors use them.

I pretty much agree about the times you’ll actually use a bipod. I rarely use a bipod since they’re more of a hassle to pre stage and if you make a small mistake on any adjustment, you’re killing time fixing it, causing a possible domino effect of mental frustrations and mistakes. I’ve seen so many guys try to use their bipods on “bag-able” props such as a sideways rooftop, end up panicking to fix a bad setup and send off bad shots because they’re rushing.

I’d rather just use a bag on the prop and give myself some of that extra time to relax on the bag to have a solid shot. The only time I’d use one is on a prone stage.

 

[Rob01]

That’s because most guys go too low. If you use a bipod err on the taller side when adjusting pre stage and you won’t have to mess with it in the front.

 

[OREGUN]

That’s because most guys go too low. If you use a bipod err on the taller side when adjusting pre stage and you won’t have to mess with it in the front.

Here’s something we agree on. Being too low is hard to recover from…squish your bag down and hope? Being too tall, within reason, just means you’ll need to flip your bag on end. Or if you absolutely have to change a leg, you are working with gravity to take some height out instead of trying to lift the gun to a higher position.

 

[epaul1978]

It seems the BR4/BR5 are the more popular Accu-Tacs being used. Is anyone using the FC4/FC5? Wondering of the pan feature would be more of a hinderance than what its worth? I'm old school and prefer Harris bipods but having been looking at these a little closer lately.

 

[Rob01]

Here’s something we agree on. Being too low is hard to recover from…squish your bag down and hope? Being too tall, within reason, just means you’ll need to flip your bag on end. Or if you absolutely have to change a leg, you are working with gravity to take some height out instead of trying to lift the gun to a higher position.

Especially now with people needing 48 pound rifles to shot matches lol

It seems the BR4/BR5 are the more popular Accu-Tacs being used. Is anyone using the FC4/FC5? Wondering of the pan feature would be more of a hinderance than what its worth? I'm old school and prefer Harris bipods but having been looking at these a little closer lately.

Pan won’t get used a lot and if you a lock it out then it’s a non issue until you need it.

 

[Waco Kid]

I’m new and only shot some regionals so far, hardly an expert. But in the matches I’ve done there was one stage in each that was either prone or mod prone, didn't use the bipod outside of those stages. Had a few where I could have, but as somebody stated a few posts back, I gambled on just using the bag instead to allow more time to take the shot vs setting the bipod. Worked out for me that way YMMV. When I did use a bipod, Atlas worked just fine

 

[CK1.0]

I’ve been at this for a little while and have tried just about everything out there and still rock a Harris BRMS with ARCA adapter 99.9% of the time…

In the last ~3 years, mostly shooting in the south within driving distance of TN (shooting at K&M the most), there’s maybe only been like ~3-4 times I’ve needed a Ckye-Pod or something more fancy than the Harris (for like weird rooftop stages or something out of the norm). Luckily, since most PRS guys are cool, I’ve always been able to borrow a Ckye-pod when something like that was really needed (and now there are a few guys out there that have beer credit with me lol).

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

Especially now with people needing 48 pound rifles to shot matches lol



Pan won’t get used a lot and if you a lock it out then it’s a non issue until you need it.

And you have a problem with a fellow using a wheelbarrow gun??? What’s 60 pounds here or there.

Back to the subject at hand.

Been using Atlas bipods on all my PRS rifles, no complaints but like others, might use it 2 or 3 stages on a typical ten stage match, both centerfire and .22lr. I see an Accutrak in my future, not because I have a real complaint against my Atlas bipods, but want to try something different.

In most, but not all situations, a good front bag can be decently steady and a lot easier to move from target to target.

However, Brenda has a couple of the higher end model Harris bipods on her two rifles. Theres a lot to like about the Harris. Not as versatile and much less convenient to change height, but they work well. (And cost less)

Pan, maybe two or three times in matches in the last two years. in the last two years.

 

[Rob01]

And you have a problem with a fellow using a wheelbarrow gun??? What’s 60 pounds here or there.

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Back to the subject at hand.

Been using Atlas bipods on all my PRS rifles, no complaints but like others, might use it 2 or 3 stages on a typical ten stage match, both centerfire and .22lr. I see an Accutrak in my future, not because I have a real complaint against my Atlas bipods, but want to try something different.

In most, but not all situations, a good front bag can be decently steady and a lot easier to move from target to target.

However, Brenda has a couple of the higher end model Harris bipods on her two rifles. Theres a lot to like about the Harris. Not as versatile and much less convenient to change height, but they work well. (And cost less)

Pan, maybe two or three times in matches in the last two years. in the last two years.

Totally different game that has always had super heavy rifles. PRS style matches have not.