Best placememt of bipod on rifle

[ronas]

Rifle is 16" barrel ar type rifle. I have bipod installed to picatenny rail as far forward as the rail will allow.

Would that be proper placement or should it be back a little, or does it really matter.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

really......you need a bipod for a 16" rifle REALLY ?

 

[ORD]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

Whether you want it or not is your call, but one thing you need to be congnizant of if you put a bipod on a shorter barreled rifle is the relation of the bipod, when folded, with the muzzle. I gave a guy at the range a world of $H!T last year when he proceeded to open a case with an M4, complete with a Harris bipod, and some monstrosity of a flash hider, then go through a couple of mag dumps before the rubber feet on his bipod started to ooze!

Funny stuff right there!!

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

Forward is more stable.

Rearward allows for faster pivoting.

 

[ronas]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">really......you need a bipod for a 16" rifle REALLY ?</div></div>

Yes, really. I shoot at 600 yard quite a bit and we just rebuilt our 800 yard range so we plan to shoot 800 yards next Tues. weather permitting.

 

[exhogflyer]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

You have the skills to shoot that at 600-800 yds but not to figure out where to mount the bipod ????

 

[Megahoser]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

LOL....really.

 

[aggiesig]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

shooting and hiting are different stories.

that being said I've got a friend with a 1.2" full bull 16" AR that will hold pretty tight out to 500, if he could speed up the twist rate and shoot some heavier stuff through it, the upper might be worth it's weight at 600. As it is, wind kills it past 300.

 

[mjh30]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

I agree with Lonewolf, I have a 18 inch upper with a rifle lenght forend, in order to push the bipod as far out as possible for stability in shooting longer distances. When I used the gripod as a bipod,on a 16 inch upper, it was definitely much more easier to swivel quicker for want of a better word, but it wasn't a very stable platform.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

This question should be answered by yourself through shooting experience with the bipod. Go to the range and experiment!

 

[cooper623]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

+1 for nostradumbass. considering the point brought up by lonewolf. If you dont need to pivot really quickly then put it as far out as possible but if you find yourself needing to pivot then put it back, at the end of the day you have to figure out what works best for your situation

 

[cooper623]

Re: Best placememt of bipod on rifle

although if its an ar, my honest suggestion would be to get a sling and wrap your arm through it. when you do it right, the rifle is absolutely stable even in off hand situations.